Derivatives of P-substituted phenyl ester of pivalic acid

ABSTRACT

A derivative of general formula: ##STR1## wherein Y is --SO 2  --or ##STR2## (i) R 1  and R 2 , which may the same or different, each represent, (1) --H, 
     (2) C1-16 alkyl or (3) the formula ##STR3## wherein X is single-bond, --SO 2  --, C1-4 alkylene, C1-4 alkylene substituted by --COOH or ##STR4## is a pyridyl or pyrrolyl ring, n is 1˜5, R 4  is 1 --H or C1-8 alkyl, 2 C1-14 alkoxy 3 C1-6 alkylthio, 4 --OH, halogen, --NO 2  or trihalomethyl, 5 the formula: --NR 41  R 42  wherein R 41  and R 42  each represents halogen or C1-4 alkyl, 6 tetrazole, 7 --SO 3  H or --CH 2  OH, 8 the formula:--SO 2  NR 41  R 42  9 the formula: --Z 41  --COOR 43  wherein Z 41  is single-bond C1-4 alkylene or C2-4 alkenylene, R 43  is --H C1-4 alkyl or benzyl; or non-toxic salt or an acid addition salt thereof possess inhibitory activity on elastase, and therefore is useful for treating pulmonary emphysema, atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis and the like.

This application is a Divisional of Ser. No. 07/960,301, filed Oct. 13, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,336,681, which is a Continuation of Ser. No. 07/681,364, filed Apr. 8, 1991, now abandoned, which is a Divisional of Ser. No. 07/364,994, filed Jun. 12, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,017,610.

SUMMARY

This invention is related to the derivatives of p-substituted phenyl ester of pivalic acid having an inhibitory activity on elastase, of the general formula: ##STR5## wherein R¹, R², R³, Y and m have same meaning as described hereinafter.

BACKGROUND

Lysosomal hydrolases of neutrophils have an important role for an organism defense reaction against tissue damage caused by microbe or inflammation etc.

Elastase and cathepsin G, which belong to neutral serine proteinase locally existed in azurophil granule mainly play a part in decomposition of a connective tissue.

Especially, elastase degrades elastic connective tissue by cleaving the cross-linking of elastin which directly maintains the elasticity of lung tissue etc., and by cleaving hydrophobic part of protein [J. Cell. Biol., 40, 366 (1969)] and degrades the cross-linking area of collagen selectively as well as elastin [J. Blochem., 84, 559 (1978)], and it acts on tissue proteins such as proteoglycans etc. [J. Clin. Invest., 57, 615 (1976)]. Therefore, elastase plays an important role in metabolism of connective tissue.

Elastase is inactivated by α₁ -proteinase inhibitor (α₁ -PI) that is a common inhibitor for serine, proteinase in vivo and the unbalance of enzyme and inhibitor system causes the destruction of the tissue [Schweiz. Med. Wshr., 114, 895 (1984)].

The turnover of elastin in normal tissue is very slow [Endocrinology, 120, 92 (1978)], but the pathological acceleration in degradation of elastin is found under various unsound state such as pulmonary emphysema [Am. Rev. Respir. Dis., 110, 254 (1974)], atherosclerosis [Lab. Invest., 22, 228 (1970)] and rheumatoid arthritis [in Neutral Proteases of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes, Urban and Schwarzenberg, Baltimore--Munich (1978), page 390], suggesting the relationship of elastase and diseases [Infection.Inflammation.Immunity, 13, 13 (1983)].

PRIOR ARTS

Under the background as mentioned above, recent studies and development on elastase inhibitors have been heartily conducted, and various substances inhibiting elastase have been proposed and many patent applications have been filed.

Particularly, recently, for example, in the specification of U.S. Pat. No. 4683241, the compound of the general formula: ##STR6## wherein Xa represents a group selected from carbonyl group, methylene group, oxygen atom, azo group, sulfonyl group, --CH(OH)--, or together with the benzene rings represents the group ##STR7## R^(a) and R^(1a) each represents an alkyl group and an acylaminoalkyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an alkenyl group and carboxyalkyl group of up to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkoxycarbonylalkyl group of up to 10 carbon atom(s), R^(2a) and R^(3a) represent hydroxy atom, halogen atom, pyranyloxy, an alkyl, an alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl and formylalkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) or carboxyalkyl group of up to 6 carbon atom(s), was disclosed.

PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION

As the result of energetic investigations conducted in order to find new elastase inhibitory agents having quite different chemical structure from conventional ones, the present inventors have found that the compound of the general formula (I) achieves this purpose.

COMPARISON WITH THE PRIOR ARTS

In the specification of U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,241, benzoylphenyl ester and benzenesulfonylphenyl ester of any kind pivalic acid were disclosed as the inhibitory agent on elastase.

The structure of sulfamoylphenyl ester and carbamoylphenyl ester in the present invention can not be obvious from compounds of the Prior Art, and it have been unexpected that compounds of the present invention have inhibitory effect on elastase.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention relates to the compounds of the general formula: ##STR8## wherein Y represents sulfonyl (--SO₂ --) group or carbonyl ##STR9## group, (i) R¹ and R² which may be the same or different, each represent

(1) hydrogen atom,

(2) an alkyl group of up to 16 carbon atom(s) or an alkyl group of up to 16 carbon atom(s) substituted by carboxy group

(3) a group of the formula: ##STR10## wherein X represents single-bond, sulfonyl (--SO₂) group, an alkylene group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) or an alkylene group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) substituted by --COOH group or benzyloxycarbonyl ##STR11## group, ##STR12## represents carbocyclic ring or heterocyclic ring, n represents an integer of 1 to 5, R4 represents, same or different,

1 hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of up to 8 carbon atom(s),

2 an alkoxy group of up to 14 carbon atom(s),

3 an alkylthio group of up to 6 carbon atom(s),

4 hydroxy group, halogen atom, nitro group or trihalomethyl group,

5 a group of the formula: --NR⁴¹ R⁴² wherein R⁴¹ and R⁴² each represents, same or different, hydrogen atom or alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s),

6 tetrazole group,

7 sulfonic acid (--SO₃ H) group or hydroxymethyl (--CH₂ OH) group,

8 a group of the formula: --SO₂ NR⁴¹ R⁴² wherein R⁴¹ and R⁴² have the same meaning as described hereinbefore,

9 a group of the formula: --Z⁴¹ --COOR⁴³ wherein Z⁴¹ represents single-bond, an alkylene group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) or an alkenylene group of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R⁴³ represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) or benzyl group,

○ a group of the formula: --CONR⁴¹ R⁴² wherein R⁴¹ and R⁴² have same meaning as described hereinbefore,

11 a group of the formula: --COO--Z⁴² --COOR⁴³ wherein Z⁴² represents an alkylene group of up to 4 carbon atom(s), R⁴³ represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) or benzyl group,

12 a group of the formula: --COO--Z⁴² -CONR⁴¹ R⁴² wherein Z⁴², R⁴¹ and R⁴² have same meaning as described hereinbefore,

13 a group of the formula: --OCO--R⁴⁵ wherein R⁴⁵ represents an alkyl group of up to 8 carbon atom(s) or p-guanidinophenyl group,

14 a group of the formula: --CO--R⁴⁶ wherein R⁴⁶ represents an alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s),

15 a group of the formula: --O--Z⁴³ --COOR⁴⁵⁰ wherein Z⁴³ represents an alkylene group of up to 6 carbon atom(s),

R⁴⁵⁰ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of up to 8 or p-guanidinophenyl group,

16 a group of the formula: ##STR13## wherein ##STR14## represents an amino acid residue, R⁴⁸ represents hydrogen atom or alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s), and R⁴⁹ represents hydroxy group, alkoxy group of up to 4 carbon atom(s), amino group, amino group substituted by one or two alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s), carbamoylmethoxy or carbamoylmethoxy group substituted by one or two alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atoms at nitrogen atom of carbamoyl group, R⁴⁷ represents single-bond or alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s), or wherein ##STR15## represents heterocyclic ring containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms and R⁴⁷ and R⁴⁹ has each same meaning as described hereinbefore,

(ii) R¹, R² and nitrogen atom bonded to R¹ and R² together represents heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom(s) and substituted by --COOH, or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom(s),

R³ represents

(1) hydrogen atom,

(2) hydroxy atom,

(3) an alkyl group of up to 6 carbon atom(s),

(4) halogen atom,

(5) an alkoxy group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) or

(6) an acyloxy group of 2 to 5 carbon atoms, m represents an integer of up to 4,

or non-toxic salts or acid addition salts thereof or process for the preparation thereof, or inhibitory agents of elastase containing them as active ingredient.

In this specification and claims, the term "alkyl group", "alkylene group", "alkenylene group", "alkoxy group" and "acyloxy group" means the straight- or branched- chained alkyl group, alkylene group, alkenylene group, alkoxy group and acyloxy group.

In the general formula (I), sulfonyl and carbonyl group represented by Y are preferred.

In the general formula (I), as an alkyl group of up to 6 carbon atom(s) represented by R³, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl and hexyl group and the isomer thereof are cited, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), examples of the halogen atom, represented by R³ and R⁴ are, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine.

In the general formula (I), examples of an alkoxy group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) represented by R³, include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy and butyloxy group and the isomer thereof, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), examples of an acyloxy group of 2 to 5 carbon atom(s) represented by R³, include acetoxy, propionyloxy, butyryloxy and valeryloxy group and the isomer thereof are cited, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), examples of an alkyl group of up to 16 carbon atom(s) represented by R¹ and R², include methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl and hexadecyl group and the isomer thereof, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), examples of an alkylene group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) represented by X and Z⁴¹, include methylene, ethylene, trimethylene and tetramethylene group and the isomer thereof, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), carbocyclic ring represented by A means mono- or hi-aromatic carbocyclic ring(s) containing not more than 12 carbon atoms which may be partially or fully saturated rings thereof.

Examples of these rings mentioned above are benzene, naphthalene, indene, azulene rings and partially or fully saturated rings thereof.

In the general formula (I), heterocyclic ring represented by A means mono-, bi-aromatic heterocyclic ring(s) containing not more than 12 carbon and hetero atoms which may be partially or fully saturated rings thereof. In above heterocyclic rings, rings containing one or two or hetero atom(s) are preferred.

Examples of these rings mentioned above are furan, thiophene, pyrrole, oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole, imidazole, pyrazole, furazane, pyran, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, indole, isoindole, benzofuran, benzothiophen, indolidine, chromen, quinoline, isoquinoline, quinolidine, purine, indazole, quinazoline, cinnoline, quinoxaline, phthalazin, pteridine rings and partially or fully saturated rings thereof.

In the general formula (I), examples of an alkyl group of up to 8 carbon atom(s) represented by R⁴, include methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl and octyl and the isomer thereof are cited, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), examples of an alkoxy group of up to 14 carbon atom(s) represented by R⁴, include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, pentyloxy, hexyloxy, heptyloxy, octyloxy, nonyloxy, decyloxy, undecyloxy, dodecyloxy, tridecyloxy and tetradecyloxy group and the isomer thereof, and all or them are preferred, but particularly preferred are methoxy, pentyloxy, decyloxy and the isomer thereof.

In the general formula (I), examples of an alkylthio group of up to 6 carbon atom(s) represented by R⁴, include methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, butylthio, pentylthio and hexylthio group and the isomer thereof, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), as R⁴, halogen, trihalomethyl, nitro, hydroxy, tetrazole, sulfonic acid and hydroxymethyl are particularly preferred.

In the general formula (I), examples of an alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) represented by R⁴¹, R⁴², R⁴³ and R⁴⁶, include methyl ethyl, propyl and butyl group and the isomer thereof, and all of them are preferred.

In the general Formula (I), examples of an alkenylene group of 2 to 4 carbon atom(s) represented by Z⁴¹, include vinylene, propenylene and butenylene group and the isomer thereof, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), examples of an alkyl group of up to 8 carbon atom(s) represented by R⁴⁵ include methyl ethyl, propyl butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl and octyl group and the isomer thereof, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), examples of an alkylene group of up to 6 carbon atom(s) represented by Z⁴³, include methylene, ethylene, trimethylene, tetramethylene, pentamethylene and hexamethylene group and the isomer thereof, and all of them are preferred.

In the general formula (I), an amino acid-residue represented by formula: ##STR16## represents every amino acid-residue, and these residues contain that carboxy group was converted into ester.

Preferable amino acid-residue is neutral, acidic or basic amino acid-residue. Examples of the residues mentioned above include glycine, alanine, β-alanine, valine, phenylalanine, lysine, methionine, tyrosine, proline, leucine, tryptophan, 4-amino butyric acid, 6-aminocaproic acid, 1-amino-1-phenylacetic acid, 2-amino-2-phenylpropionic acid, m-aminobenzoic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid.

Examples of an alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s) represented by R⁴⁸, include methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl group and the isomer thereof. Included as exemplary of an alkyl, in alkoxy group represented by R⁴⁹, in substituent of amino group and in substituent of carbamoylmethoxy group, methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl group and the isomer thereof. Exemplary of the heterocyclic ring represented by ##STR17## are azetidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine and perhydroazepine.

In the general formula (I), the heterocyclic ring represented by R¹, R² and the nitrogen atom bonded to R¹ and R² together, means a mono- heterocyclic ring containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms and 1 or 2 of nitrogen and/or oxygen atom(s).

Examples of these rings mentioned above are pyrrole, imidazole, pyrazole, pyrroline, pyrrolidine, imidazoline, imidazolidine, pyrazoline, pyrazolidine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine, azetidine.

An acid addition salts of the compound of the general formula (I) are preferred non-toxic and water-soluble salts.

Suitable acid addition salts include, for example, an inorganic acid addition salt such as hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate, or an organic acid addition salt such as acetate, lactate, tartrate, benzoate, citrate, methanesulfonate, ethanesulfonate, benzenesulfonate, toluenesulfonate, isethionate, glucuronate, gluconate.

The compounds of the present invention of the general formula (I) may be converted into the corresponding salts by known methods. Non-toxic and water-soluble salts are preferable. Suitable salts, for example, are as follows: salts of alkaline metal (sodium, potassium etc.), salts of alkaline earth metal (carcium, magnesium etc.), ammonium salts, salts of pharmaceutically acceptable organic amine (tetramethylammonium, triethylamine, methylamine, dimethylamine, cyclopentylamine, benzylamine, phenethylamine, piperidineamine, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, tris (hydroxymethyl)amine, lysine, arginine, N-methyl-D-glucamine etc.)

PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION

According to the present invention, the compounds of the present invention of the general formula (I) may be prepared by any step described hereinafter.

In each formula, R¹¹ and R²¹ have same meaning as that of R¹ and R², respectively provided that at least either R¹¹ or R²¹ represents benzyloxycarbonyl group, R¹² and R²² have same meaning as that of R¹ and R², respectively provided that at least either R¹² or R²² represents carboxyl group, R¹³ has same meaning that of R¹ or R² other than hydrogen atom, R¹⁴ represents an alkyl group of up to 4 carbon atom(s), X represents halogen atom, R³¹ represents an acyloxy group. ##STR18##

Step 1, which is an esterification reaction, conducted in the presence of a dehydrohalogenation agent in inert organic solvents (for example, methylene chloride, ethyl acetate, benzene, hexane, diethylether), may be carried out by reacting with corresponding pivaloyl halide under room temperature.

As for the dehydrohalogenation agent, there can be used a tertiary organic amine, or if desired, there can be used a inorganic base such as a metal bicarbonate, etc.

As a tertiary organic amine, there can be used aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic amine, for example, triethylamine, tributylamine, dimethylaniline, pyridine and the like.

Particularly, pyridine is preferable because it is useful also as a solvent of reaction ingredient.

Step 2, which is reaction forming the amide-bond, may be carried out by reacting the compound of the general formula (III) with corresponding amine in inert organic solvent (for example methylene chloride), in the presence of organic or inorganic base (for example, tertiary amine such as triethylamine), at a temperature of -20° C.˜0° C. (preferably under cooling with ice).

Step 3, which is reaction for removing a benzyl group, may be carried out under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas, using palladium-carbon as catalyst in a mixture of inert organic solvent (for example acetic acid, THF), at a temperature of 0° C. to 40° C.

Step 4, which is N-alkylation reaction, may be carried out reacting with alkyl halide in suitable inert organic solvent (for example, benzene, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide), in the presence of a suitable base (for example, sodium hydride), at from about room temeprature to reflux temperature.

Step 5, which is reaction for eliminating the acyl group, may be carried out for example, in methanol, in the precense of a catalyst (for example, triethylamine), at or about room temperature.

The compounds of the general formula (II) and (III) used in the step hereinbefore may be prepared by combining known methods, for example according to scheme A hereinafter.

In the formula, G represents methoxy group or acetoxy group, and the other symbols have same meaning as described hereinbefore. ##STR19##

All reactions in the above schemes may be carried out by known methods.

In each reaction in the present specification, products may be purified by conventional manner. For example, purification may be carried out by distillation at atomospheric or reduced pressure, high performance liquid chromatography, thin layer chromatography or column chromatography using silica gel or magnesium silicate, washing or recrystallization. Purification may be carried out after each reaction, or after a series of reactions.

STARTING MATERIALS

The starting materials of formula (IV), (V) and (VII) in Scheme A are known compounds, or may be easily prepared by known methods.

For example, when R¹ and R² in the formula (IV) each represents R¹ and (3)- 16 of R² in the formula (I) mentioned above, those may be prepared according to scheme B described hereinafter.

In the formula, the sum of p and r represents an integer of 1 to 5, and r does not represent zero. R²⁴ has same meaning that of R⁴ other than (3) - 16. ##STR20##

EFFECT

Derivatives of p-substituted phenyl ester of pivalic acid of the general formula (I) of the present invention, and non-toxic acid and acid addition salts thereof, have an inhibitory effect on elastase.

Accordingly, the derivatives of the present invention are useful for treatment and/or prevention of diseases induced by the abnormal enhancing of the degradation of elastin, collagen fiber and/or proteoglican, by the action of elastase, in mammals, especially in human beings.

Examples of such diseases are pulmonary emphysema, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and the like.

The inhibitory effects of the compounds of the invention on elastase were confirmed by the screening system desclosed below.

INHIBITORY EFFECT ON ELASTASE

(1) Method of Experiment

The test was carried out by a slight modification of the method of Bieth et al [see Biochem. Med., 75, 350 (1974) ] using elastase from human neutrophil.

Namely, it is a spectrophotometric method using the synthesized substrate [succinyl-alanyl-prolyl-alanyl-p-nitroanilide (Suc-Ala-Pro-Ala-pNA, produced by peptide laboratory)] which has comparatively high specificity on neutrophil elastase.

The reaction mixture consisted of 1 mM Suc-Ala-Pro-Ala-pNA (dissolving in N-methylpyrrolidone to the concentration of 100 mM, and then adding 1/100 amount of the solution to the reaction mixture.), 0.1 M buffer solution of tris-hydrochloric acid (pH 8.0), 0.2 M sodium chloride aqueous solution, the sample solution of various concentrations and enzyme solution in a final volume of 1.0 ml was incubated at 37° C. for 30 minutes.

The reaction was stopped by the addition of 100 μl of 50% acetic acid into the reaction mixture, and then p-nitro anilide released was measured on absorbance of 405 nm.

Inhibition percentage of the test compounds was calculated by the following equation: ##EQU1##

(2) Results

The results are shown in Table 1.

                                      TABLE I                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Inhibitory effect of elastase                                                   ##STR21##                                                                     __________________________________________________________________________          Structure                                                                  No.Example                                                                          ##STR22##                  Name                   (μM)of                                                                     elastasenhibitory                                                              effect                  __________________________________________________________________________           ##STR23##                 p-[N-(p-bromophenyl)-N-methylsulfamoyl]                                        phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                               0.031                   1(2)                                                                                 ##STR24##                 p-sulfamoylphenyl ester of pivalic                                                                    0.77                    1(3)                                                                                 ##STR25##                 p-(N-cyclohexylsulfamoyl)phenyl ester of                                       pivalic acid           0.042                   1(8)                                                                                 ##STR26##                 p-[N-(p-chlorophenyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl                                          ester of pivalic acid  0.03                    1(12)                                                                                ##STR27##                 p-[(1-imidazolyl)sulfonyl]phenyl ester of                                      ivalic acid            0.05                    1(14)                                                                                ##STR28##                 p-[N-(α-pyridyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl                                         ester of pivalic acid  0.19                    1(15)                                                                                ##STR29##                 1-acetoxy-4-[N,N-bis(p-pivaloyloxy-                                            phenylsulfonyl)amino]benzene                                                                          0.048                   2(5)                                                                                 ##STR30##                 p-(N-tert-butylsulfamoyl)phenyl ester of                                       pivalic acid           0.053                   2(38)                                                                                ##STR31##                 2-methyl-4-[N-(o-(N,N- diethylcarbamoylmet                                     hoxycarbonyl)phenyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl                                          ester of pivalic acid  0.072                   2(49)                                                                                ##STR32##                 2-methyl-4-[N-(1,4-dioxa-2-carboxy-8-yl-                                       naphthalene)sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of                                          pivalic acid           0.15                    2(51)                                                                                ##STR33##                 2-methyl-4-[N-(o-carboxypropoxyphenyl)                                         sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                     0.64                    2(62)                                                                                ##STR34##                 2-methyl-4-[N-(o-prolylcarbonylphenyl)                                         sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                     0.69                    2(63)                                                                                ##STR35##                 N-[O-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminob                                     enzoyl]glycine         0.044                   __________________________________________________________________________          Structure                                                                  No.Example                                                                          ##STR36##                  Name                   (μM)of                                                                     elastasenhibitory                                                              effect                  __________________________________________________________________________     2(67)                                                                                ##STR37##                 N-[O-(3-methyl-4- pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfo                                     nylaminobenzyoyl]-L- phenylanine                                                                      0.41                    2(68)                                                                                ##STR38##                 N-[O-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene)                                           sulfonylaminobenzoyl]-dl-methionine                                                                   0.20                    2(69)                                                                                ##STR39##                 N-[O-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene)                                           sulfonylaminobenzoyl]-L-lysine                                                 hydrochloride          0.52                    2(80)                                                                                ##STR40##                 N-[5-methylthio-2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)                                       sulfonylaminobenzoyl]glycine                                                                          0.021                   2(87)                                                                                ##STR41##                 N-[2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylamino-5                                     - propylthiobenzoyl]glycine                                                                           0.024                   4(5)                                                                                 ##STR42##                 p-(N-phenetylsulfamoyl)phenyl ester of                                         pivalic acid           0.072                   5(3)                                                                                 ##STR43##                 p-[N-(o-carboxyphenyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl                                         ester of pivalic acid  0.023                   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The result of tile experiment showed that the compounds of the present invention have an inhibitory effect on elastase.

TOXICITY

Further, it was confirmed that the toxicity of the compounds of the present invention is low enough such that they can be used safely for medical supplies.

APPLICATION

Accordingly, it was confirmed that the compounds of the present invention can be useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases induced by abnormal enhancing of degradation of proteins such as elastin and the like, by the action of elastase in mammals, especially in human beings.

ADMINISTRATION

For the purpose mentioned above, the compounds of the present invention, described in the general formula (I) or an acid addition salts thereof may normally be administered systemically or partially, usually by oral or parenteral administration.

The dose to be administered is determined depending upon age, body weight, symptom, the desired therapeutic effect, the route of administration, and the duration of the treatment etc. In the human adult, the doses per person for one time are generally between 1 mg and 500 mg, by oral administration up to several times per day, and between 0.1 mg and 200 mg, by parenteral administration (preferably by intravenous administration) up to several times per day.

As mentioned above, the doses to be used depend on various conditions. Therefore, there are cases in which doses lower than the ranges specified above and doses greater than tile ranges specified above, may be used.

Solid compositions according to the present invention for oral administration include compressed tablets, dispersible powders and granules. In such solid compositions, one or more of tile active compound(s) is, or are, admixed with at least one inert diluent such as lactose, mannitol, glucose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, polyvinyl-pyrrolidone or magnesium metasilicate aluminate. The compositions may also comprise, as is normal practice, additional substances other than inert diluents e.g. lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, and, disintegrating agents such as cellulose calcium glycolate, stabilizing agents such as lactose, and solubilizers such as glutamic acid and asparaginic acid. The tablets or pills may, if desired, be made into gastric film-coated or enteric film-coated tablets or pills, such as sugar-coated, gelatin-coated, hydroxypropylcellulose-coated or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate-coated tablets or pills; two or more layers may be used. The compositions For oral administration also include capsules of absorbable material such as gelatin.

Liquid compositions for oral administration include pharmaceutically-acceptable emulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups and elixirs containing inert diluents commonly used in the art such as distilled water or ethanol. Besides inert diluents such compositions may also comprise adjuvants such as wetting and suspending agents, and sweetening, flavouring, perfuming and preserving agents.

Other compositions for oral administration include spray compositions which may be prepared by known methods and which comprise one or more of the active compound(s). Besides inert diluents such compositions may also comprise stabilizers such as sodium bisulfite and buffer for isotonicity, for example sodium chloride, sodium citrate or citric acid.

The manufacturing methods of spray compositions have been described in detail, for example, in the specifications of U.S. Pat. No. 2,868,691 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,095,355.

Preparations for injection according to the present invention for parenteral administration include sterile aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, suspensions or emulsions. Example of aqueous solvents or suspending media are distilled water for injection and physiological salt solution. Examples of non-aqueous solvents or suspending media are propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, vegetable oils such as olive oil, alcohols such as ehtanol, Polysorbate 80 (registered Trade Mark). These compositions may also include adjuvants such as preserving, wetting, emulsifying and dispersing agents stabilizing agents (e.g. lactose) and solubilizers (e.g. glutamic acid and asparaginic acid). They may be sterilized, for example, by filtration through a bacteria-retaining filter, by incorporation of sterilizing agents in the compositions or by irradiation. They may also be manufactured in the form of sterile solid compositions which can be dissolved in sterile water or some other sterile injectable medium immediately before use.

Other compositions for parenteral administration include liquids for external use, and endermic liniments such as ointments, suppositories for rectal administration and pessaries for vaginal administration which comprise one or more of the active compound(s) and may be prepared by known methods.

EXAMPLES AND COMPARATIVE EXAMPLES

The following Reference Examples and Examples illustrate the preparation of compounds of the present invention, however, the present invention is not restricted to them. In the Reference Examples and Examples, "TLC", "NMR" and "IR" each represents "thin layer chromatography", "nuclear magnetic resonance" and "infrared absorption spectrum", respectively.

The solvents in the parentheses show the developing or eluting solvents and the ratios of the solvents used are by volume in chromatographic separation. Unless otherwise specified, "IR" were measured by KBr method, and "NMR" were measured in bichloroform (CDCl₃).

Reference Example 1 ##STR44##

p-methoxybenzenesulfonyl chloride (965 mg) was dissolved in the mixture of triethylamine (2 ml), methylaniline (500 mg) and methylene chloride (10 ml) under cooling with ice, and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes.

The reaction solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. After the reaction was finished, the reaction solution was extracted with ether. The extract was washed successively with 1N-HCl, water and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

The solution was dried over sodium sulfate, and distilled off under reduced pressure to give the title compounds.

Reference Example 2 ##STR45##

Boron tribromide (2.2 ml) was added to the solution of methylene chloride (10 ml) of the compound obtained by Reference Example 1 under cooling with ice, and stirred for 2 hours at room temperature.

The reaction solution was allowed to cool to -20° C.˜-30° C., and water was added thereto, and the solution obtained was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed successively with water and saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

The solution was dried over sodium sulfate, and distilled off under reduced pressure and tile residue was purified by column chromatography on silica-gel (methylene chloride:ehtyl acetate=10:1) to give the title compound (900 mg) having the following physical data:

TLC:Rf 0.20 (methylene chloride:ethyl acetate=30:1).

Reference Example 3 ##STR46##

Potassium carbonate (500 mg) was added into methanol solution (50 ml) of [p-acetoxy-N-(p-tolyl)]benzamide {300 mg) obtained by the same procedure as Reference Example 1, and the mixture was stirred overnight.

The obtained reaction solution was distilled off under reduced pressure, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed successively with 1N-hydroic acid, water and saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

The solution was dried with magnesium sulfate, and distilled off under reduced pressure to give the title compound having the following physical data.

TLC:Rf 0.31 (methylene chloride:ethyl acetate:=10:1).

Example 1 ##STR47##

Pivaloyl chloride (0.5 ml) was added to the mixture solution of triethylamine (1.5 ml)-methylene chloride (5 ml) of the compounds obtained by procedure of Reference Example 2 under cooling with ice. The reaction solution was allowed to stand for 10 minutes, and stirred for one hour at room temperature.

The reaction solution was extracted with ether, and the extract was washed successively with water, 1N-HCl, water, saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate, water and saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride. The solution was dried with sodium sulfate, and distilled off under reduced pressure.

The concentrate was recrystallized with ethyl acetate-hexane to give the title compound (510 mg) having the following physical data.

TLC:Rf 0.81 (methylene chloride:ethyl acetate=30:1);

IR:1750, 1590, 1460, 1400, 1350 cm⁻¹.

Hereinafter, the title compound, which was described in the following Table II and III, was given by using corresponding starting materials and by operating the same procedure as Reference Example 1→Reference Example 2 (or Reference Example 3)→Example 1.

                                      TABLE II                                     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR48##                                                                      No.Example                                                                          ##STR49##             Name            TLC       or NMRIR                 __________________________________________________________________________                                                          (cm.sup.-1)               1(1)                                                                                 ##STR50##            p-(N-phenylsulfamoyl)phenyl ester of pivalic                                   acid            Rf 0.3 (hexane: ethyl acetate:                                                 = 5:2)    δ 7.7(2H, d),                                                            7.3˜6.9(7H,                                                              m), 6.5(1H, 6s),                                                               1.3(9H, s)                1(2) NH.sub.2              p-sulfamoylphenyl ester of                                                                     Rf 0.72   υ 3400,                                                                3280, 1720,                                          pivalic acid    (hexane:  1580, 1480, 1350,                                                    ethyl acetate:                                                                           1200, 1160, 1120                                                     1:2)                                1(3)                                                                                 ##STR51##            p-(N-cyclohexylsulfamoyl)phenyl ester of                                       pivalic acid    Rf 0.82 (hexane:  ethyl                                                        acetate: = 1:1)                                                                          υ 3280,                                                                2940, 1750, 1590,                                                              1480, 1440, 1320,                                                              1210, 1160, 1100          1(4)                                                                                 ##STR52##            p-[N-(p-tolyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of                                        pivalic acid    Rf 0.62 (methylene chloride:                                                   ethyl acetate:                                                                           υ 3300,                                                                1740, 1580, 1500,                                                              1380, 1330, 1270,                                                              1200                      1(5)                                                                                 ##STR53##            p-[N-(p-benzyloxycarbonyl- phenyl)sulfamoyl]phe                                nyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                      Rf 0.75 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate: = 1:1)                                                                          υ 1750,                                                                1720, 1600, 1460,                                                              1340, 1270, 1150,                                                              1100                      1(6)                                                                                 ##STR54##            p-[N-(4-N,N-dimethyl- amino)phenyl)sulfamoyl]ph                                enyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                     Rf 0.78 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate: = 1:2)                                                                          υ 1750,                                                                1610, 1590, 1520,                                                              1330, 1200, 1150,                                                              1100                      1(7) NHC.sub.10 H.sub.21   p-(N-decylsulfamoyl)phenyl ester                                                               Rf 0.6    υ 3300,                                                                2930, 2850                                           of pivalic acid (methylene chloride:                                                                     1750, 1590                                                           ethyl acetate: =                                                               30:1)                               1(8)                                                                                 ##STR55##            p-[N-(4-chlorophenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                   of pivalic acid Rf 0.52 (methylene chloride:                                                   ethyl acetate:                                                                           υ 3260,                                                                2970, 1750, 1590,                                                              1490, 1450, 1340          1(9)                                                                                 ##STR56##            p-[N-(m-chlorophenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                   of pivalic acid Rf 0.50 (methylene chloride:                                                   ethyl acetate:                                                                           υ 3250,                                                                1750, 1590, 1480,                                                              1400, 1330, 1200          1(10)                                                                                ##STR57##            p-[N-(β-pyridyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of                                 pivalic acid    Rf 0.50 (methylene chloride:                                                   methanol = (10:1)                                                                        υ 3600˜                                                          3200, 1750, 1580,                                                              1470, 1400, 1350,                                                              1310, 1260, 1200          1(11)                                                                                ##STR58##            p-[N-(p-pentylphenyl)sulfamoy] phenyl ester of                                 pivalic acid    Rf 0.46 (methylene chloride:                                                   ethyl acetate:                                                                           υ 3960,                                                                3920, 3850, 3250,                                                              1750, 1610, 1590,                                                              1510, 1480, 1460,                                                              1400, 1330 (neat)         1(12)                                                                                ##STR59##            p-[(1-imidazolyl)sulfonyl]phenyl ester of                                      pivalic acid    Rf 0.52 (methylene chloride:                                                   ethyl acetate:                                                                           δ 7.96(2H, d),                                                           8.0 (1H, m),                                                                   7.28(2H, d),                                                                   7.28(1H, m),                                                                   7.09(1H, m), 1.36                                                              (9H, s)                   1(13)                                                                                ##STR60##            (p-morpholinosulfonyl)phenyl ester of pivalic                                  acid            Rf 0.19 (methylene chloride:                                                   ethyl acetate:                                                                           υ 2970,                                                                2860, 1759, 1590,                                                              1480, 1340                1(14)                                                                                ##STR61##            p-[N-(α-pyridyl)sulfamoyl]phen- yl ester                                 of pivalic acid Rf 0.64 (chloroform: methanol:                                                 = 30:1)   υ 3200˜                                                          2300, 1750, 1630,                                                              1610, 1520,  1490,                                                             1480, 1460, 1380,                                                              1360                      1(15)                                                                                ##STR62##            1-methoxy-4-[N,N-bis(p- pivaloyloxyphenylsulfon                                yl) amino]benzene                                                                              Rf 0.61 (methylene chloride:                                                   ethyl acetate                                                                            υ 3400,                                                                2970, 1750, 1590,                                                              1480                      __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE III                                    __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR63##                                                                      No.Example                                                                          ##STR64##    Name              TLC       or NMRIR                        __________________________________________________________________________                                                   (cm.sup.-1)                      1(16)                                                                                ##STR65##   p-[N-(p-tolyl)carbamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                  Rf 0.46 (methylene chloride: ethyl                                             chloride: = 30:1)                                                                        υ 3300, 2960, 1740,                                                    640, 1600,                       __________________________________________________________________________                                                   1500                        

Reference Example 4 ##STR66##

Pivaloyl chloride (2.4 g) was dissolved in the mixture of 4N-aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (7.5 ml) of phenol 4-sulfonic acid (1.74 g) and tetrahydrofuran (5 ml), and the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes under cooling with ice. The mixture was reacted for one hour at room temperature.

The reaction solution was distilled off under reduced pressure, and tile crystal was filtered off.

The obtained crystal was washed twice with a small amount of ice-water, and dried to give the title compound (1.26 g) having the following physical data.

TLC:Rf 0.65 (ethyl acetate:acetic acid:water=6:2:1).

Reference Example 5 ##STR67##

Thionyl chloride (2.1 ml) was added to dimethylformamide solution (33 ml) of the compound (2.8 g) of Reference Example 4, and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes under cooling with ice, and stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature.

The reaction solution was extracted with ether-hexane (1:1), and the extract was washed twice with ice-water.

The solution was dried with magnesium sulfate to give the title compound (2.49 g) having the following physical data.

TLC:Rf 0.34 (hexane:ethyl acetate=10:1).

Example 2 ##STR68##

By using sulfonyl chloride of Reference Example 5, and by the same procedure of Reference Example 1, the title compound (110 mg) having the following physical data was obtained.

TLC:Rf 0.32 (chloroform:methanol:acetic acid=100:5:1)

NMR:7.9(2H,d), 7.25(2H,d), 4.4(1H,m), 2.8(2H,m), 2.4˜1.0(9H,m), 1.35(9H,s).

Hereinafter, by using sulfonyl chloride of Reference Example 5 and corresponding amine, and by the same procedure of Example 2, the desired compounds described in tile following Table IV and V were obtained.

                                      TABLE IV                                     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR69##                                                                      Example                                                                             ##STR70##                                      IR (cm.sup.-1)            No.  R.sup.3 *            Name               TLC    or NMR                     __________________________________________________________________________     2(1)                                                                                 ##STR71##           p-[N-(p-carboxymethylphenyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl                                  ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.3 (chloroform: methanol:                                                   acetic acid                                                                          (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CO.sub.3 OD): δ                                                          .8(2H,                                                                         d), 7.4˜7.0(6H,                                                          m), 3.55(2H, s),                                                               1.35(9H, s)                2(2)                                                                                 ##STR72##           p-[N-(p-(trans-2-carboxyvinyl) phenyl)sulfamoyl]                               phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                      Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD): δ                                                          .0˜7.0(10H, m),                                                          .2(1H, d), 1.35(9H,                                                            s)                         2(3)                                                                                 ##STR73##           p-[N-(m-carboxyphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                  of pivalic acid    Rf 0.31 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CO.sub.3 OD): δ                                                          .0˜7.0(10H, m),                                                          .2(1H, d), 1.35(9H,                                                            s)                         2(4)                                                                                 ##STR74##           p-[N-(p-carboxybenzyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                  of pivalic acid    Rf 0.31 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              δ 8.1˜7.8(                                                         4H,                                                                            m), 7.5˜7.2(5H,                                                          m), 4.2(2H, s),                                                                1.35(9H, s)                2(5) NHC(CH.sub.3).sub.3  p-(N-tert-butylsulfamoyl)phenyl                                                                   Rf 0.65                                                                               ν 3260, 2980,                                                               1740,                           H                    of pivalic acid    (methylene                                                                            1590, 1480, 1310,                                                       chloride:                                                                              1200                                                                   ethyl                                                                          acetate =                                                                      30:1)                             2(6)                                                                                 ##STR75##           p-[N-(p-acetoxyphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                  of pivalic acid    Rf 0.58 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane = 1:1)                                                                         ν 3260, 2960,                                                               1750, 1740, 1590,                                                              1300, 1470, 1400,                                                              1340, 1230, 1190,                                                              1150, 1100                 2(7)                                                                                 ##STR76##           p-[N-(p-hydroxyphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                  of pivalic acid    Rf 0.08 (methylene chloride:                                                   thyl acetate                                                                          ν 1745, 1590,                                                               1510, 1400, 1320,                                                              1270, 1200                 2(8)                                                                                 ##STR77##           p-[N-(m-hydroxyphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                  of pivalic acid    Rf 0.10 (methylene chloride:                                                   thyl acetate                                                                          ν 3400, 3240,                                                               1640, 1610, 1600,                                                              1480                       2(9)                                                                                 ##STR78##           p-[N-(4-pyridyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of                                      pivalic acid       Rf 0.30 (chloroform:                                                           methanol = 10:1)                                                                      ν 3500˜2300,                                                          1750, 1630, 1590,                                                              1490, 1350                 2(10)                                                                                ##STR79##           p-[N-(p-sulfamoylphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                of pivalic acid    Rf 0.18 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD): ν                                                             7.9(2H, d), 7.75 (2H,                                                          d), 7.3(2H, d),                                                                7.2(2H, d), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                         2(11)                                                                                ##STR80##           p-[N-(p-carbamoylphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                of pivalic acid    Rf 0.22 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD): ν                                                             7.85(2H, d), 7.70(2H,                                                          d) 7.18(2H, d),                                                                7.14(2H, d)                2(12)                                                                                ##STR81##           p-[N-(α-pyridylmethyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl                                  ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.75 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: = 10:1)                                                                     ν 1750, 1590,                                                               1480, 1330, 1200,                                                              1160                       2(13)                                                                                ##STR82##           p-[N-(β-pyridylmethyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl                                   ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.57 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: = 10:1)                                                                     ν 1750, 1590,                                                               1480, 1320, 1200,                                                              1150, 1100                 2(14)                                                                                ##STR83##           p-[N-(4-pyridylmethyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                  of pivalic acid    Rf 0.57 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: = 10:1)                                                                     ν 1750, 1600,                                                               1590, 1480, 1420,                                                              1320, 1200                 2(15)                                                                                ##STR84##           p-[N-(o-hydroxyphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                  of pivalic acid    Rf 0.42 (methylene chloride:                                                   thyl acetate:                                                                         ν 3450, 3250,                                                               1730,  1590, 1480,                                                             1430                       2(16)                                                                                ##STR85##           P-[(3-carboxy)piperidinosulfonyl] phenyl ester                                 of pivalic acid    Rf 0.41 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              δ 7.8(2H, d),                                                            7.3(2H,                                                                        d), 4.0˜3.4(3H,                                                          b), 3.0˜1.3(6H,                                                          b), 1.35(9H, s)            2(17)                                                                                ##STR86##           2-methyl-4-(N-phenylsulfamoyl) phenyl ester of                                 pivalic acid       Rf 0.44 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate = 5:2)                                                                        δ 7.7˜7.5(                                                         2H,                                                                            m), 7.4˜7.0(6H,                                                          m), 6.45(1H, bs),                                                              2.2(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                         2(18)                                                                                ##STR87##           2-methyl-4-[N-methyl-N-(o-carboxy) sulfamoyl]phe                               nyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                         Rf 0.43 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              δ 7.9(1H, dd),                                                           7.7˜7.0(6H, m),                                                          .35(3H, s), 2.2(3H,                                                            s), 1.4(9H, s)             2(19)                                                                                ##STR88##           2-methyl-4-[(2S-carboxy-1- pyrolidinyl)sulfonyl]                               phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                      Rf 0.26 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              δ 7.8(1H, s),                                                            7.75 (1H, d), 7.2(1H,                                                          ), 4.4˜4.2(1H,                                                           m), 2.4˜1.6(7H,                                                          ), 1.4(9H, m)              2(20)                                                                                ##STR89##           2-methyl-4-[N-(p- carboxycyclohexanemethyl)sulfa                               moyl] phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                     Rf 0.40 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              δ 7.8(1H, s)                                                             7.75(1H, d), 2.85(2H,                                                          d), 2.3(3H, s),                                                                1.4(9H, s)                 2(21)                                                                                ##STR90##           2-methyl-4-[(4-carboxyl) piperidinosulfonylpheny                               l ester of pivalic acid                                                                           Rf 0.36 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              δ 7.65(1H, s),                                                           7.6 (1H, d),                                                                   3.8˜3.4 (3H,                                                             b), 2.7˜2.3                                                              (2H, m), 2.25(3H, s),                                                          2.2˜1.6(5H, b),                                                          1.4(9H, s)                 2(22)                                                                                ##STR91##           2-methyl-4-[(3-carboxy) piperidinosulfonylphenyl                                ester of pivalic acid                                                                            Rf 0.36 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              δ 7.68(1H, s),                                                           7.61 1H, d),                                                                   3.9˜3.3 (2H,                                                             m), 2.8˜2.4                                                              (3H, m), 2.25(3H, s),                                                          1.35(9H, s)                2(23)                                                                                ##STR92##           2-methyl-4-[(N-((o-methoxycarbonyl) phenyl)sulfa                               moyl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                 Rf 0.6 (methylene chloride:                                                    ethyl acetate                                                                         ν 3125, 2970,                                                               1740, 1685, 1600,                                                              1580, 1490, 1265,                                                              1110, 940, 760             2(24)                                                                                ##STR93##           2-methyl-4-[N-((o-acetyl)phenyl) sulfamoyl]pheny                               l ester of pivalic acid                                                                           Rf 0.6 (methylene chloride:                                                    ethyl acetate                                                                         ν 2980, 1755,                                                               1640, 1605, 1580,                                                              1495, 1450, 1400,                                                              1260, 1150, 1105           2(25)                                                                                ##STR94##           2-methyl-4-[N-((o-aminocarbonyl) phenyl)sulfamoy                               l]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                    Rf 0.1 (methylene chloride:                                                    ethyl acetate                                                                         ν 3450, 3200,                                                               2970, 1730, 1670,                                                              1615, 1575, 1490,                                                              1340, 1280, 1220,                                                              1150, 1110                 2(26)                                                                                ##STR95##           2-methyl-4-[(2-carboxy) piperidinosulfonyl]pheny                               l ester of pivalic acid                                                                           Rf 0.41 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              δ 7.7(1H, d),                                                            7.75 (1H, s), 7.1(1H,                                                          ), 4.8(1H, b), 3.8                                                             (1H, b), 3.2(1H, b),                                                           2.2(3H,                                                                        s), 2˜1.2(6H,                                                            b), 1.35(9H, s)            2(27)                                                                                ##STR96##           2-methyl-4-[N-(o-phenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester                                of pivalic acid    Rf 0.20 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate = 5:2)                                                                        δ 7.5(2H, b),                                                            7.2˜6.5(5H, m),                                                          .2(2H, b), 2.1(3H,                                                             s), 1.3(9H, s)             2(28)                                                                                ##STR97##           2-methyl-4-[N-(o-(N,N-dimethyl- carbamoylmethoxy                               carbonyl)phenyl)sulfa moyl]phenyl ester of                                     pivalic acid       Rf 0.51 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              δ 1760, 1690,                                                            1680, 1490, 1590,                                                              1410, 1260, 1150,                                                              1110                       2(29)                                                                               NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 COOH                                                                             2-methyl-4-[(N-carboxyethyl)                                                                      Rf 0.33                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3)                    2-CH.sub.3           sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                 (chloroform:                                                                          δ 7.8(1H, s),                                                            7.75                                                 acid               methanol:                                                                             (1H, d), 7.15(1H,                                                       acetic acid                                                                           d), 5.7(1H, b),                                                         100:5:1)                                                                              3.25(2H, m), 2.6                                                               (2H, t), 2.25(3H,                                                              s), 1.35(9H, s)            2(30)                                                                                ##STR98##           2-methyl-4-[N-(o-carboxycyclo-pentyl) sulfamoyl]                               phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                      Rf 0.33 (Chloroform:                                                           methanol = 10:1)                                                                      (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.8(1H, s), 7.75 (1H,                                                          d), 7.12(1H, d),                                                               4.0˜3.6(1H, b),                                                          2.25(3H,                                                                       s), 2.1˜1.6(6H,                                                          b), 1.35(9H, s)            2(31)                                                                                ##STR99##           2-methyl-4-[N-(o-carboxycyclo-hexyl) sulfamoyl]p                               henyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                       Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: = 10:1                                                                      (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.65˜7.90(2H,                                                            m), 7.1(1H, d),                                                                2.25(3H, s), 1.4(9H,                                                           s), 1.0˜3.0(10H,                                                          m)                        2(32)                                                                                ##STR100##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2-methoxy-5-carboxy) sulfamoyl]ph                               enyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                        Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           8.18(1H, d), 7.8 (1H,                                                          d, d), 7.6(1H, s),                                                             7.53(1H, d), 6.95(1H,                                                          d), 6.75 (1H, d),                                                              3.65(3H, s), 2.2(3H,                                                           s), 1.35(9 H, s)           2(33)                                                                                ##STR101##          2.6-dimethyl-4-[N-(p-tolyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl                                   ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.44 (methylene chloride:                                                   thyl acetate                                                                          ν 1750, 1470,                                                               1390, 1330, 1280,                                                              1140, 1100                 2(34)                                                                                ##STR102##          4-[N-(o-hydroxymethylphenyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl                                  ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.76 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane = 2:1)                                                                         ν 3470, 3050,                                                               2950, 2850, 1750,                                                              1590, 1470, 1320,                                                              1210                       2(35)                                                                                ##STR103##          2-methyl-4-[N-(trans-o-carboxy- cyclopentyl)sulf                               amoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                     Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: = 10:1)                                                                     (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.75(1H, s), 7.7 (1H,                                                          d), 7.1(1H, d),                                                                3.75(1H, m), 2.5(1H,                                                           m), 2.25 (3H, s),                                                              2.4˜1.4 (6H,                                                             m), 1.4(9H, s)             2(36)                                                                                ##STR104##          2-methyl-4-[N-(cis-o-carboxyl- cyclopentyl)sulfa                               moyl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                 Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol = 10:1)                                                                      (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.75(1H, s), 7.7 (1H,                                                          d), 7.1(1H, d),                                                                3.75(1H, m), 2.8(1H,                                                           m), 2.25 (3H, s),                                                              2.0˜1.4 (6H,                                                             m), 1.4(9H, s)             2(37)                                                                                ##STR105##          2-methyl-4-[N-cis-o-carboxy- cyclohexyl)sulfamoy                               l]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                    Rf 0.18 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: = 10:1)                                                                     ν 3260,                                                                     2400˜2700,                                                               1740, 1700, 1470,                                                              1420, 1330                 2(38)                                                                                ##STR106##          2-methyl-4-[N-(o-(N,N-diethyl- carbamoylmethoxyc                               arbonyl)phehyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of                                      pivalic acid       Rf 0.55 (methylene chloride:                                                   thyl acetate                                                                          ν 3160, 3000,                                                               1755, 1670, 1590,                                                              1490, 1270, 1100,                                                              940                        2(39)                                                                                ##STR107##          2-methyl-4-[N-(o-sulfamoylphenyl) sulfamoyl]phen                               yl ester of pivalic acid                                                                          Rf 0.20 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:51:1)                                                                             ν 1750, 1720,                                                               1590, 1570, 1460           2(40)                                                                                ##STR108##          2-methyl-4-[N-(m-carboxyphenyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl                                ester of pivalic acid                                                                            Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.75˜7.4(3H,                                                             m), 7.4˜7.1(3H,                                                          m), 6.97(1H, d),                                                               2.15(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                          s)                         2(41)                                                                                ##STR109##          4-[N-(m-carboxymethylphenyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl                                  ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7(2H,                                                                        d), 7.2˜6.8(6H,                                                          m), 3.45(2H, s),                                                               1.30(9H, s)                2(42)                                                                                ##STR110##          2-methyl-4-[N-(m-carboxymethyl- phenyl)sulfamoyl                               ]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                     Rf 0.31 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.55(1H, s), 7.5(1H,                                                           d), 7.2˜6.8(5H,                                                          m), 3.45(2H, s),                                                               2.15(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                          s)                         2(43)                                                                                ##STR111##          2-methyl-4-[N-(m-carboxyethylphenyl) sulfamoyl]p                               henyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                       Rf 0.31 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.62(1H, s), 7.5 (1H,                                                          d), 7.25˜6.9                                                             (4H, m), 6.75(1H, b),                                                          6.6(1H, b), 2.8(2H,                                                            t), 2.6 (2H, t),                                                               2.2(3H, s) 1.35(9H,                                                            s)                         2(44)                                                                                ##STR112##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2-chloro-5- carboxyphenyl)sulfamo                               yl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                   Rf 0.34 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           8.2(1H,                                                                        b), 7.8˜7.45(3H,                                                          b), 7.3(1H, d),                                                               7.0(1H, d), 2.2(3H,                                                            s), 1.35(9H, s)            2(45)                                                                                ##STR113##          4-[N-(m-carboxyethylphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl                                   ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.27 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.65(2H, d), 7.1(2H,                                                           d), 7.35˜6.8(2H,                                                          m), 6.8˜6.6(2H,                                                          m), 2.85(2H, t),                                                              2.55 (2H, t),                                                                  1.35(9H, s)                2(46)                                                                                ##STR114##          2-methyl-4-[N-(m-sulfonyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl                                    ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.35 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        10:3:1)                                                                               (CD.sub.3 SOCD.sub.3)                                                          δ 7.7˜7.6(                                                         2H,                                                                            m), 7.4˜6.9(5H,                                                          m), 2.15(3H, s),                                                               1.30(9H, s)                2(47)                                                                                ##STR115##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2-sulfo-4-methyl- phenyl)sulfamoy                               l]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                    Rf 0.44 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        10:3:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.9˜7.5(3H, m),                                                          .5˜6.9(3H, m),                                                           2.3(3H, s), 2.2(3H,                                                            s), 1.35(9H, s)            2(48)                                                                                ##STR116##          2-methyl-4-[N-(m- carboxymethoxyphenyl)sulfamoyl                               ] phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                    Rf 0.39 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:3:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.55(1H, s), 7.5(1H,                                                           d), 7.32˜6.5(5H,                                                          m), 6.2(1H, bs),                                                              4.45(2H, s), 2.2 (3H,                                                          s), 1.37(9H, s)            2(49)                                                                                ##STR117##          2-methyl-4-[N-(1, 4-dioxa-2-carboxy-8- yl-naphth                               alene)sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                           Rf 0.27 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:3:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.6(1H, s), 7.5 (1H,                                                           d), 7.35(1H, d,),                                                              7.2(1H, d, d),                                                                 6.9(1H, d), 6.85 (1H,                                                          d), 4.7(1H, s),                                                                4.5(1H, d), 4.1(1H,                                                            d, d), 2.1( 1H,s),                                                             1.38(1H, s)                2(50)                                                                                ##STR118##          N-[m-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxy- benzene)sulfonylam                               inobenzoyl] glycine                                                                               Rf 0.26 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:3:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.6˜6.9(7H, m),                                                          .1(2H, s), 2.15(3H,                                                            s), 1.35(9H, s)            2(51)                                                                                ##STR119##          2-methyl-4-[N-(o-carboxypropoxy- phenyl)sulfamoy                               l]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                    Rf 0.45 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.6˜7.3(3H, m),                                                          .1˜6.5(4H, m),                                                           3.8(2H, t), 2.4 (2H,                                                           t), 2.15(3H, s),                                                               2.02(2H , q),                                                                  1.35(9H, s)                2(52)                                                                                ##STR120##          2-methyl-4-[N-(3, 5-dicarboxyphenyl) sulfamoyl]p                               henyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                       Rf 0.39  (chloroform:                                                          methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:3:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           8.38(1H, t), 7.98(2H,                                                          s), 7.8˜7.6(2H,                                                          m), 7.06(1H, d),                                                               2.2(3H, s), 1.38(9H,                                                           s)                         2(53)                                                                                ##STR121##          N-[0-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxy-benzene) sulfonylam                               inobenzoyl]glycine Rf 0.41 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:3:1)                                                                               ν 2970, 1740,                                                               1630, 1600, 1520,                                                              1480, 1390, 1330,                                                              1260, 1230, 1150,                                                              1090, 930, 760, 590        2(54)                                                                                ##STR122##          2-methyl-4-[N-(1.4-dioxa-2- tetrazoyl-8-yl-napht                               halene) sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                         Rf 0.46 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:3:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.6(1H, s), 7.5(1H,                                                            d), 7.3˜                                                                 6.7(4H, m), 5.2(1H,                                                            fou), 4.5(2H, eig),                                                            2.1(3H, s), 1.4(9H,                                                            s)                         2(55)                                                                                ##STR123##          N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxy- benzene)sulfonylam                               inobenzoyl]-L- valine                                                                             Rf 0.44 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.80(1H,                                                                       d), 7.32˜7.2(4H,                                                          m), 7.15(1H, t), 7.0                                                          1H, d), 6.4(1H, d),                                                            4.5(1H, q), 2.3 (1H,                                                           m), 2.1(3H, s),                                                                1.35(9H, s)                2(56)                                                                                ##STR124##          N-[5-chloro-2-(3-methyl-4- pivaoloyloxybenzene)s                               ulfonylamino- benzoyl]glycine                                                                     Rf 0.29 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.8˜6.9(7H, m),                                                          .95(2H, s), 2.15(3H,                                                           s), 1.35(9H, s)            2(57)                                                                                ##STR125##          N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxy- benzene)sulfonylam                               inobenzoyl]-dl- alanine                                                                           Rf 0.24 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.75(1H, d), 7.6 (1H,                                                          s), 7.65˜7.4                                                             (2H, m),                                                                       7.3˜7.05 (2H,                                                            m), 7.3˜7.05                                                             (2H, m), 7.0(1H, d),                                                           6.55(1H, d), 4.6(1H,                                                           q), 2.1  ( 3H, s),                                                             2.5(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                         2(58)                                                                                ##STR126##          N-[o-methyl-4-pivaloyloxy-benzene) sulfonylamino                               benzoyl]-β-alanine                                                                           Rf 0.36 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.75(1H, d), 7.6 (1H,                                                          s), 7.55˜7.2                                                             (3H, m), 7.1(1H, t),                                                           6.95(1H, d), 6.6 (1H,                                                          b), 3.5(2H, q),                                                                2.6(2H, q), 2.1(3H,                                                            s), 1.35(9H, s)            2(59)                                                                                ##STR127##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2-benzyloxycarbonyl-5-  nitrophen                               yl)sulfamoylphenyl ester of pivalic                                                               Rf 0.27 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane = 1:5)                                                                         (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           8.5(1H, d), 8.1(1H,                                                            d), 7.75(3H, m),                                                               7.4(5H, s), 7.1(1H,                                                            d), 5.4(2H, s)             2(60)                                                                                ##STR128##          N-[2-((3-methyl-4-pivaoyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               no)-5-penthyloxybenzoyl] glycine                                                                  Rf 0.22 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .3˜7.6(3H, m),                                                           6.9˜7.2(3H, m),                                                          .95(2H, t), 3.9(2H,                                                            t), 2.15(3H, s)            2(61)                                                                                ##STR129##          N-[5-decyloxy-2-(3-methyl-4- pivaloyloxybenzene)                               sulfonylamino- benzoyl]glycine                                                                    Rf 0.25 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .35˜7.6(3H, m),                                                          .9˜7.2(2H, m),                                                           3.95(2H, t), 3.9(2H,                                                           s), 2.1(3H, s)             2(62)                                                                                ##STR130##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2- prolylcarbonylphenyl)sulfamoyl                               ] phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                    Rf 0.18 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           8.65(1H, s),                                                                   7.8˜ 7.6(3H,                                                             m), 7.4˜                                                                 7.0(5H, m), 4.6(1H,                                                            m), 3.25(2H, t),                                                               2.3˜2.1(2H, m),                                                          .15(3H, s),                                                                    2.0˜ 1.7(2H,                                                             m), 1.35  (9H, s)          2(63)                                                                                ##STR131##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]glycine           Rf 0.14 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.8˜7.0(8H, m),                                                          .95(2H, s), 1.30(9H,                                                           s)                         2(64)                                                                                ##STR132##          N-[2-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               no-5-methylbenzoyl)glycine                                                                        Rf 0.20 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.7˜6.8(6H, m),                                                          .3(1H, b), 4.0(2H,                                                             d), 2.3(3H, s),                                                                2.1(3H, s), 1.3(9H,                                                            s)                         2(65)                                                                                ##STR133##          N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               nobenzoyl]-1-alanine                                                                              Rf 0.24 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.8˜6.9(7H, m),                                                          .5(1H, b), 4.6(1H,                                                             b), 2.1(3H, s),                                                                1.45(3H, d), 1.35(9H,                                                          s)                         2(66)                                                                                ##STR134##          N-[5-chloro-2-(3-methyl-4- pivaloyloxybenzene)su                               lfonylamino benzoyl]-1-alanine                                                                    Rf 0.3 (chloroform: methanol:                                                   acetic acid                                                                          (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.75(1H, d), 7.55                                                              (1H, s),                                                                       7.5˜7.3 (3H,                                                             m), 6.95(1H, d),                                                               6.4(1H, b), 4.55(1H,                                                           m), 2.15 (3H, s),                                                              1.45(3H,  d),                                                                  1.35(9H, s)                2(67)                                                                                ##STR135##          N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               nobenzoyl]-L-phenylalanine                                                                        Rf 0.30 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .95˜7.7(12H,                                                             m), 4.6˜4.8(1H,                                                          m), 3.0˜3.4(2H,                                                          m), 2.1(3H, s),                                                                1.35(9H, s)                2(68)                                                                                ##STR136##          N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               nobenzoyl]-dl-methionine                                                                          Rf 0.29 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .55˜7.8(4H, m),                                                          .45(1H, t),                                                                    7.0˜7.2 (2H,                                                             m), 4.6˜4.7(1H,                                                          ), 2.4˜2.6(2H,                                                           m), s),                                                                        2.0˜2.3(2H, m),                                                          .35(9H, s)                 2(69)                                                                                ##STR137##          N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               nobenzoyl]-L-lysine. hydrochloride                                                                Rf 0.73  (ethyl acetate:                                                       acetic acid: water =                                                           3:1:0.5)                                                                              (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .57˜7.80(3H,                                                             m), 7.0˜7.22(2H,                                                          m), 4.45˜4.65(1                                                         H, m), 2.95(2H, t),                                                            2.15(3H, s),                                                                   1.4˜2.1(6H, m),                                                          .35(9 H, s)                2(70)                                                                                ##STR138##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2-(N-carboxyphenyl-3- yl)carbamoy                               lphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester of pivalic                                                        Rf 0.52 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            ν 1750, 1690,                                                               1540, 1480, 1330,                                                              1300, 1230, 1150,                                                              1110                       2(71)                                                                                ##STR139##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2-carboxymethoxy- phenyl)sulfamoy                               l]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                    Rf 0.21 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:3:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) 4.5(2H,                                                           s), 2.15(3H, s),                                                               1.3(9H, s)                 2(72)                                                                                ##STR140##          N-[5-chloro-2-(3-methyl-4- pivaloyloxybenzene)su                               lfonylamino benzoyl]-β-alanine                                                               Rf 0.28 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.8˜7.2(5H, m),                                                          .0(1H, d), 7.6(1H,                                                             d), 3.6(2H, q),                                                                2.64(2H, t), 2.2(3H,                                                           s), 1.35(9H, s)            -2(73)                                                                               ##STR141##          2-methyl-4-[N-((2- carboxypropylcarbamoyl-4-chlo                               ro) phenyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                   acid               Rf 0.28 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.8˜7.2(5H, m),                                                          .0(1H, d), 6.4 (1H,                                                            b), 3.3(2H, q),                                                                2.5(2H, t), 2.15(3H,                                                           s), 1.9(2H, m),                                                                1.35(9H, s)                2(74)                                                                                ##STR142##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2-(N-carboxyphenyl-4- yl)carbamoy                               lphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester of pivalic                                                        Rf 0.54 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            ν  1750, 1680,                                                              1650, 1590, 1520,                                                              1480, 1400, 1320,                                                              1280, 1250, 1220           2(75)                                                                                ##STR143##          N-[2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylamino-5-chlo                               robenzoyl]glycine  Rf 0.23 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.7(2H,                                                                        d), 7.8˜7.6(1H,                                                          m), 7.6˜7.4(2H,                                                          m), 7.08(2H, d),                                                               6.3(1H, b), 4.08(2H,                                                           d), 1.35(9H, s)            2(76)                                                                                ##STR144##          N0[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               nobenzoyl[tyrosine Rf 0.27 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .32˜7.7(5H, m),                                                          .0˜7.2(2H, m),                                                           7.05 (2H, d), 6.7(2H,                                                          d), 2.87˜4.25(2H                                                         , m), 2.12(3H, s),                                                             1.35(9H, s)                2(77)                                                                                ##STR145##          N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               nophenylacetyl]glycine                                                                            Rf 0.44 (ethyl acetate:                                                        acetic acid                                                                           (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .5˜7.7(2H, m),                                                           7.0˜7.35(5H,                                                             m), 3.9(2H, s),                                                                3.37(2H, s), 2.2(3H,                                                           s), 1.41(9H, s)            2(78)                                                                                ##STR146##          N-[o-(4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminophenyla                               cetyl]glycine      Rf 0.37 (ethyl acetate:                                                        acetic acid                                                                           ν 1750, 1610,                                                               1530, 1480, 1400           2(79)                                                                                ##STR147##          4-[N-((2-carboxypropylcarbamoyl-4- chloro)phenyl                               )sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                Rf 0.47 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7(2H, d), 7.5 (1H,                                                           s), 7.4˜7.2                                                              (2H, m), 7.1(2H, d),                                                           3.2(2H, t), 2.3(2H,                                                            t), 1.8(2H, m),                                                                1.3(9H, s)                 2(80)                                                                                ##STR148##          N-[5-methylthio-2-(p-pivaloyoxy- benzene)sulfony                               laminobenzoyl] glycine                                                                            Rf 0.34 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:3:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7(2H, d), 7.6(1H,                                                            d), 7.4˜7.2(2H,                                                          m), 7.1(2H, d),                                                                3.98(2H, s), 2.5(3H,                                                           s), 1.4(9H, s)             2(81)                                                                                ##STR149##          N-[2-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               no-4- trifluoromethylbenzoyl]glycine                                                              Rf 0.12 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .92(1H, s), 7.80 (1H,                                                          d), 7.55˜7.7                                                             (2H, m), 7.45 (1H,                                                             d), 7.11(1H, d),                                                               4.0(2H, s), 2.16(3H,                                                           s) 1.36(9H, s)             2(82)                                                                                ##STR150##          N-[2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylamino-4-                                   trifluoromethylbenzoyl]glycine                                                                    Rf 0.12 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .95(1H, s), 7.77(2H,                                                           d), 7.80(1H, d),                                                               7.45(1H, d), 7.20(2H,                                                          d), 4.0(2H, s),                                                                1.33(9H, s)                2(83)                                                                                ##STR151##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyoxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl]                               -S-methyl-L- cysteine                                                                             Rf 0.27 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.8(2H,                                                                        d), 7.7˜7.2(3H,                                                          m), 7.1(2H, d),                                                                7.11(1H, d), 4.8(1H,                                                           m), 3.05(2H, m), 2.15                                                          3H, s), 1.3(9H, s)         2(84)                                                                                ##STR152##          N-[2-(4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-L-methionine     Rf 0.34 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.8(2H,                                                                        d), 7.7˜7.2(3H,                                                          m), 7.1(2H, d),                                                                7.11(1H, d), 4.7(1H,                                                           m), 2.8˜2.0                                                              (4H, m), 2.14(3H, s),                                                          .3(9H, s)                  2(85)                                                                                ##STR153##          N-[5-decyloxy-2-(p- pivaloyloxybenzene)                                        sulfonylaminobenzoyl]glycine                                                                      Rf 0.49 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            ν 3449, 2926,                                                               1762, 1728, 1645,                                                              1607, 1520, 1501,                                                              1252                       2(86)                                                                                ##STR154##          N-[2-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               no-5-methylthiobenzoyl] glycine                                                                   Rf 0.25 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7-7.2(5H, m),                                                                6.95(1H, d), 2.95(2H,                                                          s), 2.5(3H, s),                                                                2.2(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                         2(87)                                                                                ##STR155##          N-[2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylamino-5-prop                               ylthiobenzoyl] glycine                                                                            Rf 0.29  (chloroform:                                                          methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.75(2H,                                                                       d), 7.6˜7.1(3H,                                                          m), 7.1(2H, d),                                                                4.0(2H, s), 2.9(2H,                                                            t), 1.8˜1.5(2H,                                                          m), 1.35 (9H, s),                                                              1.0(3H, t)                 2(88)                                                                                ##STR156##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-2R- phenylglycine                                                                               Rf 0.19 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .55-7.7(4H, m),                                                                7.2-7.7(6H, m),                                                                7.15(1H, t), 6.97(2H,                                                          d), 5.57(1H, s),                                                               1.3(9H, s)                 2(89)                                                                                ##STR157##          N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               nobenzoyl]-2R- phenylglycine                                                                      Rf 0.2 (ethyl acetate:                                                         hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                          .2˜7.8(10H, m),                                                          .12(1H, t),  6.90(1H,                                                          d), 5.57(1H, s),                                                               2.06(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                          s)                         2(90)                                                                                ##STR158##          N-[5-methyl-2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               no-benzoyl]glycine Rf 0.27 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7(2H, d), 7.5(1H,                                                            s), 7.3˜7.1(2H,                                                          b), 7.0(2H, d),                                                                3.95(2H, s), 2.3(3H,                                                           s), 1.3(9H, s)             2(91)                                                                                ##STR159##          4-[N-(o-(N-carboxyphenyl-3-yl) carbamoylphenyl)s                               ulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                  Rf 0.32 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              ν 1752, 1692,                                                               1646, 1595, 1554,                                                              1491, 1409, 1338,                                                              1304, 1259, 1209           2(92)                                                                                ##STR160##          N-[2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]glycine methyl ester                                                                              Rf 0.77 (chloroform:                                                          methanol: = 10:1)                                                                     (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.7(2H, d), 7.65(1H,                                                           b), 7.55˜7.3(2H,                                                          m), 7.2˜7.0(1H,                                                          m), 7.0(2H, d),                                                               4.0(2H, d), 3.8 (3H,                                                           s), 1.35(9H, s)            2(93)                                                                                ##STR161##          2-[N-(2-(4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenz                               oyl)glycyloxy]-N,N- dimethylacetamide                                                             Rf 0.53 (chloroform:                                                           methanol = 10:1)                                                                      (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.7(2H,                                                                        d), 7.8˜7.6(1H,                                                          b), 7.55˜7.2(2H,                                                          m), 7.2˜7.0(1H,                                                          m), 7.05(2H, d), 4.8                                                          2H, s), 4.2(2H, d),                                                            3.0(6H, s), 1.3 5(9H,                                                          s)                         2(94)                                                                                ##STR162##          N-[5-pentyloxy-2-(p- pivaloyloxybenzene)                                       sulfonylaminobenzoyl]glycine                                                                      Rf 0.26 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.65(2H, d), 7.50                                                              (1H, d), 7.18(2H, d),                                                          .11(1H, s), 7.02(1H,                                                           dd), 3.95(2H, t),                                                              3.88 (2H, s),                                                                  1.65˜1.85(2H,                                                            m),                                                                            1.25˜1.55(4H,                                                            m),  1.33(9H, s),                                                              1.92(3H, t)                2(95)                                                                                ##STR163##          2-methyl-4-[N-((2-benzyloxy-carbonyl- 4-chloro)p                               henyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                           Rf 0.30 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: = 1:10)                   2(96)                                                                                ##STR164##          2-methyl-4-[N-((2-benzyloxy-carbonyl- 4-methyl)p                               henyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                           Rf 0.28 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: = 1:10)                   2(97)                                                                                ##STR165##          2-isopropyl-4-[N-(o- benzyloxycarbonylphenyl)sul                               famoyl] phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                   Rf 0.32 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: = 1:10)                   2(98)                                                                                ##STR166##          2-isopropyl-4-[N-((2- benzyloxycarbonyl-4-chloro                               )phenyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                        Rf 0.35 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: = 1:10)                   2(99)                                                                                ##STR167##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2-benzyloxycarbonyl- phenyl)sulfa                               moyl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                 Rf 0.58 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: = 1:10)                   2(100)                                                                               ##STR168##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2,5-dibenzyloxy- carbonylphenyl)s                               ulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                  Rf 0.12 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: = 1:10)                   2(101)                                                                               ##STR169##          2-methyl-4-[N-(3- benzyloxycarbonylphenyl)sulfam                               oyl] phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                 Rf 0.37  (ethyl acetate:                                                       hexane: = 2:5)                    2(102)                                                                               ##STR170##          2-methyl-4-[N-((2-benzyloxycarbonyl- 4-hydroxy)p                               henyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester of pivalic                                                          Rf 0.18 (methylene chloride:                                                   ethanol = 10:1)                   2(103)                                                                               ##STR171##          2,6-dimethyl-4-[N-(o- benzylcarbonylphenyl)sulfa                               moyl] phenyl ester of pivalic acid                   2(104)                                                                               ##STR172##          2-methyl-4-[N-((4-acetyloxy-2- benzyloxycarbonyl                               )phenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester of pivalic                                                        Rf 0.39 (chloroform:                                                           methanol = 10:1)                  2(105)                                                                               ##STR173##          2-methyl-4-[N-((2-benzyloxycarbonyl- 4-hexanoylo                               xy)phenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester of pivalic                                   acid               Rf 0.44 (mchloroform:                                                          methanol = 10:1)                  -2(106)                                                                              ##STR174##          2-methyl-4-[N-(2,6-dibenzyloxy- carbonylphenyl)s                               ulfamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                  Rf 0.12 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate = 10:1)                   2(107)                                                                               ##STR175##          o- (3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylamino                               benzoyloxy acetic acid benzylester                                                                Rf 0.41 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate = 5:2)                    2(114)                                                                               ##STR176##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) suflonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-2S-phenyl glycine                                                                               Rf 0.31 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:10:0.5)                                                                            ν 1751, 1641,                                                               1594, 1520, 1493,                                                              1456, 1398, 1340,                                                              1275, 1207, 1164,                                                              1104                       2(115)                                                                               ##STR177##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) suflonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-L-leucine        Rf 0.45 (Chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.75(2H,                                                                       d), 7.85˜7.60(1H                                                         , m), 7.6˜7.15(3                                                         H, m), 7.05(2H, d),                                                            6.40 (1H, b), 5.4(1H,                                                          b), 4.6(1H, m),                                                                2.0˜1.4 (3H,                                                             b), 1.35(9H, s) ,                                                              1.0(6H, d)                 2(116)                                                                               ##STR178##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]glycinamide       Rf 0.28 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD +                                                                  CD.sub.3 SOCO.sub.3)                                                           δ 7.75(2H, d),                                                           7.65˜7.35(3H,                                                            m), 7.1(2H, d),                                                                7.2˜7.0(1H, b),                                                          .95(2H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                         2(117)                                                                               ##STR179##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-L-alanine        Rf 0.28 (chloroform:                                                           methanol acetic acid =                                                         100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.75(2H,                                                                       d), 7.8˜7.7(1H,                                                          b), 7.5˜7.4(2H,                                                          m), 7.05(2H, d),                                                               7.2˜ 7.1(1H,                                                             m), 6.5(1H, d),                                                                4.6(1H, q), 1.5 (3H,                                                           d), 1.35(9H, s)            2(118)                                                                               ##STR180##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-β-alanine   Rf 0.48 (Chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.7(2H,                                                                        d), 7.8˜7.7(1H,                                                          b), 7.45(1H, t), 7.3                                                           (1H, d), 7.2(1H, t),                                                           7.1(1H, d), 7.05 (2H,                                                          d), 6.6(1H, b), 3                                                              .5(2H, q), 2.6 (2H,                                                            t), 1.35(9H, s)            2(119)                                                                               ##STR181##          p-[N-(o-carboxyethoxyphenyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl                                  ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.36 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub. 3) δ                                                          .7(2H,                                                                         d), 7.75˜7.65(1H                                                         , b), 7.2˜7.0(5H                                                         , m), 6.8(1H, d),                                                              4.0(2H, t), 2.6(2H,                                                            t), 1.35(9H, s)            2(120)                                                                               ##STR182##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-S-valine         Rf 0.34 (acetic acid:                                                          chloroform                                                                            ν 2972, 1752,                                                               1640, 1595, 1527,                                                              1492, 1398                 2(121)                                                                               ##STR183##          p-[N-(o-carboxypropoxyphenyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl                                 ester of pivalic acid                                                                             Rf 0.48 (Chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.7(2H, d), 7.45(1H,                                                           d, d), 7.0(2H, d),                                                             7.1˜6.5(5H, m),                                                          .8(2H, t), 2.4(2H,                                                             t), 2.0(2H, b) ,                                                               1.35(9H, s)                2(122)                                                                               ##STR184##          N-methyl-N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylami                               nobenzoyl]glycine  Rf 0.17 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD + D.sub.2                                                          O) δ 7.8(2H,                                                             d), 7.8˜7.5(1H,                                                          b), 7.1(2H, d),                                                                7.4˜7.0(4H, m),                                                          .1(2H, s), 2.7(3H,                                                             s), 1.35(9H, s)            2(123)                                                                               ##STR185##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-L-phenylalanine  Rf 0.36 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 3                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7(2H, d), 7.6(1H,                                                            d), 7.05(2H, d),                                                               7.4˜6.8(8H, m),                                                          .8(1H, b), 3.2(2H,                                                             m), 1.35(9H, s)            2(124)                                                                               ##STR186##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-D-phenylalanine  Rf 0.36 (Chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7(2H, d), 7.6(1H,                                                            d), 7.05(2H, d),                                                               7.4˜6.8(8H, m),                                                          .8(1H, b), 3.2(2H,                                                             m), 1.35(9H, s)            2(125)                                                                               ##STR187##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-L-tryptophan     Rf 0.25 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.75(2H, d), 7.6(1H,                                                           d), 7.0(2H, d),                                                                7.6˜6.8(9H, m),                                                          .85(1H, b), 3.35(2H,                                                           d), 1.35(9H, s)            2(126)                                                                               ##STR188##          N-[o-(N-methyl-N-(p- pivaloyloxybenzene)                                       sulfonylaminobenzoyl)]glycine                                                                     Rf 0.46 (chloroform:                                                           methanol:THF                                                                          ν 3391, 2977,                                                               1756, 1662, 1597,                                                              1535, 1482, 1405           2(127)                                                                               ##STR189##          dl-3-phenyl-3-[o-(p- pivaloyloxybenzene)                                       suflonylaminobenzoyl]amino propionic acid                                                         Rf 0.5 (Chloroform: methanol:                                                   acetic acid                                                                          (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.6(2H,                                                                        d), 7.7˜7.5(1H,                                                          m), 7.5˜7.1(7H,                                                          m), 7.0(1H, d, d),                                                             6.9(2H, d), 5.5(1H,                                                            b), 2.9(2H, d),                                                                1.35(9H, s)                2(128)                                                                               ##STR190##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-4-piperidine carboxylic acid                                                                    Rf 0.5 (chloroform: methanol:                                                   acetic acid                                                                          (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7(1H,                                                                        d), 7.6˜7.4(1H,                                                          m), 7.4˜7.2(1H,                                                          m), 7.2˜6.9(4H,                                                          m), 4.0˜3.6(1H,                                                          b), 2.9·2.4(4                                                         H, b), 2.0˜1.                                                            4(4H, b), 1.35(9H,                                                             s)                         2(129)                                                                               ##STR191##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzyl]                               -D-methionine      Rf 0.45 (chloroform:                                                           methanol acetic acid =                                                         100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.8(2H,                                                                        d), 7.7˜7.1(4H,                                                          m), 7.1(2H, d),                                                                4.7(1H, b), 2.9(3H,                                                            s), 2.6˜1.9(4H,                                                          m), 1.35(9H, s)            2(130)                                                                               ##STR192##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-D-valine         Rf 0.46 (ethyl acetate:                                                        n-hexane: acetic acid =                                                        10:10:0.5)                                                                            ν 3392, 2973,                                                               1746, 1641, 1595,                                                              1528, 1493, 1398           2(131)                                                                               ##STR193##          p-[N-(o-carboxypropylcarbamoylphenyl) sulfamoyl]                               phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                      Rf 0.36 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7(2H,                                                                        d), 7.7˜7.5(1H,                                                          b), 7.4˜7.2(2H,                                                          m), 7.0(2H, d), 7.1                                                            (1H, d), 3.3(2H, t),                                                           mx,1  2.4(2H, t), 1.9                                                          2H, q), 1.35( 9H, s)       2(132)                                                                               ##STR194##          p-[N-(o-carboxyheptylcarbamoylphenyl) sulfamoyl]                               phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                      Rf 0.38 (chloroform:                                                           methanol acetic acid =                                                         100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           7.7(2H,                                                                        d), 7.7˜7.6(1H,                                                          b), 7.4˜7.2(2H,                                                          m), 7.0(2H, d), 7.1                                                            (1H, b), 3.2(2H, b),                                                           2.3(2H, b),                                                                    1.9˜1.2 (6H,                                                             b), 1.35(9H, s)            2(133)                                                                               ##STR195##          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobenzoyl                               ]-D-alanine        Rf 0.28 (chloroform:                                                           methanol acetic acid =                                                         100:5:1)                                                                              (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD)) δ                                                          .75(2H,                                                                        d) 7.8˜7.7(1H,                                                           b) 7.5˜7.4(2H,                                                           m), 7.05(2H, d),                                                               7.2˜7.1(1H, m),                                                          .6(1H, m), 1.5(3H,                                                             d), 1.35(9H, s)            2(134)                                                                               ##STR196##          N-[(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonyl]-4- piperidine                                carboxylic acid   Rf 0.4 (chloroform: methanol:                                                   acetic acid                                                                          (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           7.75(2H, d), 7.2(2H,                                                           d), 3.6˜(2H,                                                             b), 2.7˜2.0(3H,                                                          m), 2.0˜1.6(4H,                                                          m), 1.20(9H, s)            2(135)                                                                               ##STR197##          4-[(p-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylamino]-2-napht                               oic acid           Rf 0.4 (chloroform: methanol                                                   cetic acid                                                                            (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           8.9(1H, d), 8.1(1H,                                                            d), 7.75(2H, d),                                                               8.0˜7.8(1H, b),                                                          .6˜7.3(3H, m),                                                           7.0(2H, d), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                         __________________________________________________________________________      *The number of the carbon atoms of benzene ring were named from a carbon       atom conbined with the oxygen atom in pivaloyl group as first.           

                                      TABLE V                                      __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR198##                                                                     No.Example                                                                          ##STR199##     Name             TLC    or NMRIR (cm.sup.-1)              __________________________________________________________________________     2(108)                                                                               ##STR200##    2-chloro-4-[N-(p-tolyl)carbamoyl] phenyl ester of                              pivalic acid     Rf 0.77 (methylene chloride: acetic                                            acid = 30:1)                                                                          (CDCl.sub.3) δ 7.5(2H,                                                   b), 7.2˜6.5(5H, m),                                                      6.2(2H, b), 2.1(3H, s),                                                        1.3(9H, s)                         2(109)                                                                               ##STR201##    2-methoxy-p-[N-(p-tolyl)carbamoyl]  phenyl ester of                            pivalic acid     Rf 0.74 (methylene chloride: acetic                                            acid = 30:1)                                                                          ν 3200, 2980, 1750, 1640,                                                   1600, 1510, 1400, 1330, 1280,                                                  110                                2(110)                                                                               ##STR202##    4-[N-(o-benzyloxycarbonylphenyl) carbamoyl]phenyl                              ester of pivalic acid                                                                           Rf 0.83 (methylene chloride: acetic                                            acid = 30:1)                              2(111)                                                                               ##STR203##    4-[N-(2-pyridyl)carbamoyl]phenyl ester of pivalic                              acid             Rf 0.30 (chloroform: methanol =                                                10:1)                                     2(112)                                                                               ##STR204##    3-acetyloxy-4-[(N-methyl-N-phenyl) carbamoyl]phenyl                            ester of pivalic acid                                                                           Rf 0.24 (methylene chloride: acetic                                            acid = 30:1)                                                                          (CHDl.sub.3) δ 7.1.about                                                 .7.5(6H, m), 6.7˜7.0(2H,                                                  m), 3.5(3H, s), 2.3(3H, s),                                                   1.3(9H, s)                         2(113)                                                                               ##STR205##    4-[N-(m-benzyloxycarbonylphenyl) carbamoyl]phenyl                              ester of pivalic acid                                                                           Rf 0.38 (methylene chloride: acetic                                            acid = 30:1)                              __________________________________________________________________________

Example 3 ##STR206##

p-Guanidinobenzoyl chloride hydrochloride (800 mg) was added to pyridine solution (5 ml) of the compound of the present invention (500 mg) obtained in Example 2(7) under cooling with ice, and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours.

After reaction, ether was added to the reaction mixture and the supernatant was decanted. Saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate was added to the residue to obtain oily carbonate.

Further, tile supernatant was decanted and the residue was purified by column chlomatography on silica-gel (ethyl acetate:acetic acid:water=400:100:30) to give the title compound (532 mg) having the following physical data.

TLC:Rf 0.80 (ethyl acetate:acetic acid:water=3:1:1);

IR:γ3600˜2300, 1750˜1700, 1680, 1500, 1400.

Example 4 ##STR207##

The title compound (210 mg, same as compound obtained in Example 1(5)) was obtained by tile same procedure as Reference Example 1 →Example 1, by using a corresponding sulfonylchloride compound as starting material.

The compounds of the present invention were obtained by the same procedure as Example 4, by using a corresponding amine and pivaloyl chloride.

                                      TABLE VI                                     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR208##                                                                     No.Example                                                                          ##STR209##          Name               TLC      or NMRIR                 __________________________________________________________________________                                                          (cm.sup.-1)               4(1)                                                                                 ##STR210##         p-[N-((1-benzyloxycarbonyl-1-benzyl) methyl)sulfa                              moyl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                 Rf 0.47 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate = 5:2)                     4(2)                                                                                 ##STR211##         p-[N-((1-benzyloxycarbonyl-1-phenyl) methyl)sulfa                              moyl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                 Rf 0.40  (hexane: ethyl                                                        acetate = 5:2)                     4(3)                                                                                 ##STR212##         p-[N-((o-benzyloxycarbonyl)phenyl) sulfamoyl]phen                              yl ester of pivalic acid                                                                          Rf 0.62 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate = 5:2)                     4(4)                                                                                 ##STR213##         2-methyl-4-[N-((o-benzyloxycarbonyl) phenyl)sulfa                              moyl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                 Rf 0.62 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate = 5:2)                     4(5)                                                                                 ##STR214##         p-(N-phenethylsulfamoyl)phenyl ester of pivalic                                acid               Rf 0.41 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate = 5:2)                                                                          δ 7.85(2H, d),                                                           .4˜7.0(7H, m),                                                           .5˜4.2(1H, b),                                                           .4˜3.1(2H, m),                                                           .8(2H, t), 1.35(9H,                                                            s)                        4(6)                                                                                 ##STR215##         p-(N-benzylsulfamoyl)phenyl ester of pivalic                                   acid               Rf 0.47 (hexane: ethyl                                                         acetate = 5:2)                                                                          δ 7.9(2H, d),                                                            7.4˜7.2(7H,                                                              m), 4.7(1H, b),                                                                4.2(2H, d), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                        __________________________________________________________________________

Example 5 ##STR216##

In an atomosphere of hydrogen gas, the mixture solution of benzyl compound (190 mg) of Example 4, 10% Pd-carbon (30 mg), acetic acid (10 ml) and THF (4 ml) was stirred for 3 hours at room temperature.

The reaction solution was filtered off, and the filtrate was carried out azeotropic concentration by mixture of toluene-THF, and the azeotropic concentrate was recrystallized by mixture of ethyl acetate-hexane to give title compound (143 mg) having the following physical data.

TLC:Rf 0.56 (ethyl acetate:hexane=1:1);

IR:γ 2700˜2400, 1750, 1680, 1600, 1340, 1290, 1200, 1160, 1110 cm⁻¹.

Hereinafter, by the same procedure of Example 5, using corresponding benzyl compound, compounds of the present invention described in the following Table VII were obtained.

                                      TABLE VII                                    __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR217##                                                                     No.Example                                                                           ##STR218##         Name                TLC     or NMRIR                 __________________________________________________________________________                                                          (cm.sup.-1)               5(1)                                                                                  ##STR219##        p-[N-(α-carboxyphenethyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl                               ester of pivalic acid                                                                              Rf 0.34 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               δ 7.8(2H, d),                                                            7.4˜7.0(7H,                                                              m), 5.2(1H, b),                                                                4.2(1H,                                                                        b), 3.2˜3.0(2H,                                                           b), 1.4(9H, s)           5(2)                                                                                  ##STR220##        p-[N-(α-carboxybenzyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl                                  ester of pivalic acid                                                                              Rf 0.44 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1 δ 7.8(2H, d),                                                            7.35(5H, bs),                                                                  7.15(2H, d),                                                                   5.75(1H, d),                                                                   5.15(1H, d),                                                                   1.35(9H, s)               5(3)                                                                                  ##STR221##        p-[N-(o-carboxyphenyl)sulfamoyl] phenyl ester of                               pivalic acid        Rf 0.37 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               δ 8.2˜7.0                                                          (8H, m), 5.5(1H, b),                                                           .35(9H, s)                5(4)                                                                                  ##STR222##        2-methyl-4-[N-(o-carboxyphenyl) sulfamoyl]phenyl                               ester of pivalic acid                                                                              Rf 0.25 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               δ 8.05(1H, d),                                                           .9˜7.3(5H, m),                                                           .3˜7.0(2H, m),                                                           .2(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                            s)                        5(5)                                                                                  ##STR223##        2-methyl-4-[ N-(2-carboxy-4- chlorophenyl)sulfamo                              yl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                    Rf 0.26 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           .0(1H,                                                                         d), 7.8˜7.6(3H,                                                           m), 7.45(1H, d, d),                                                           .1(1H, d), 2.2(3H,                                                             s), 1.4(9H, s)            5(6)                                                                                  ##STR224##        2-methyl-4-[N-(2-carboxy-4- methylphenyl)sulfamoy                              l]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                     Rf 0.41 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           .9˜7.5(4H, m),                                                           .38(1H, d), 7.1(1H,                                                            d), 2.35(3H, s),                                                               2.2(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                        5(7)                                                                                  ##STR225##        2-isopropyl-4-[N-(o-carboxyphenyl) sulfamoyl]phen                              yl ester of pivalic acid                                                                           Rf 0.32 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           .0(1H,                                                                         d), 7.9˜7.5(4H,                                                           m), 7.25(1H, d),                                                              7.1(1H, d), 3.0(1H,                                                            b), 1.35(9H, s), 1                                                             .15(6H, d)                5(8)                                                                                  ##STR226##        2-isopropyl-4-[N-(2-carboxy-4- chlorophenyl)sulfa                              moyl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                  Rf 0.32 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           .95(1H,                                                                        d), 7.85˜7.4(4H                                                          , m), 7.05(1H, d),                                                             3.0(1H, b), 1.35(9H,                                                           s), 1.15(6H, d)           5(9)                                                                                  ##STR227##        2-methyl-4-[N-(2-carboxynaphthyl) sulfamoyl]pheny                              l ester of pivalic acid                                                                            Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           .6(1H, s), 8.05(1H,                                                            s), 7.9˜7.3(6H,                                                           m), 7.0(1H, d),                                                               2.1(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                        5(10)                                                                                 ##STR228##        2-methyl-4-[N-(2,5-dicarboxyphenyl) sulfamoyl]phe                              nyl ester of pivalic  acid                                                                         Rf 0.26 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:2:1) (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           .3(1H, d), 8.0(1H,                                                             d), 7.8˜7.6(3H,                                                           m), 7.03(1H, d),                                                              2.2(3H, s), 1.35(9H,                                                           s)                        5(11)                                                                                 ##STR229##        2-methyl-4-[N-(3-carboxypyridine-2- yl)sulfamoyl]                              phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                       Rf 0.48 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:2:1) (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           .3(2H, m), 8.0(1H,                                                             s), 7.9(1H, d),                                                                6.95(1H, d, d),                                                                2.25(3H, s),                                                                   1.35(9H, s)               5(12)                                                                                 ##STR230##        2-methyl-4-[N-(2-carboxy-4- hydroxyphenyl)sulfamo                              yl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                    Rf 0.31 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:2:1) (CDCl.sub.3 +                                                                  CD.sub.3 OD) δ                                                           .7˜7.4(3H, m),                                                           .32(1H,                                                                        d), 7.1˜6.8(2H,                                                           m), 2.15(3H, s),                                                              1.35(9H, s)               5(13)                                                                                 ##STR231##        2,6-dimethyl-4-[N-(o-carboxyphenyl) sulfamoyl]phe                              nyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                          Rf 0.28 (ethyl acetate:                                                        hexane: acetic acid =                                                          10:20:0.5)                                                                             ν 3500˜2500,                                                           1750, 1660, 1580,                                                             1480, 1420, 1340,                                                              1250, 1150, 1100          5(14)                                                                                 ##STR232##        2-methyl-4-[N-(2-carboxy-4- acetyloxyphenyl)sulfa                              moyl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                  Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           .8˜7.1(5H, m),                                                           .0(1H, d), 2.3(3H,                                                             s), 2.15(3H, s),                                                               1.35(9H, s)               5(15)                                                                                 ##STR233##        2-methyl-4-[N-(2-carboy-4- hexanoyloxyphenyl)sulf                              amoyl] phenyl ester of pivalic                                                                     Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3)                                                                   δ 7.75˜7.                                                          40(4H, m), 7.15(1H,                                                            d, d), 6.95(1H, d),                                                            2.45(2H, t), 2.1(3H,                                                           s), 1.35(9H, s),                                                               0.85(3H, t)               5(16)                                                                                 ##STR234##        2-methyl-4-[N-(2,5-dicarboxyphenyl) sulfamoyl]phe                              nyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                          Rf 0.37 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        30:3:1) ((CD.sub.3).sub.2                                                              SO) δ 7.98(2H,                                                           d), 7.4˜7.2(3H,                                                           m), 7.0(1H, d),                                                               2.1(3H, s), 1.36(9H,                                                           s)                        5(17)                                                                                 ##STR235##        o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene) sulfonylaminobe                              nzoyloxy acetic acid                                                                               Rf 0.33 (chloroform:                                                           methanol: acetic acid =                                                        100:5:1)                                                                               (CDCl.sub.3) δ                                                           .0˜6.85(7H,                                                              m), 4.75(2H, s),                                                               2.15(3H, s),                                                                   1.35(9H,                  __________________________________________________________________________                                                          s)                   

                                      TABLE VIII                                   __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR236##                                                                     No.Example                                                                          ##STR237##  Name             TLC     or NMRIR (cm.sup.-1)                __________________________________________________________________________     5(18)                                                                                ##STR238## p-[N-(o-carboxyphenyl)carbamoyl] phenyl ester of pivalic                       acid             Rf 0.42 (ethyl acetate: hexane: acetic                                         acid = 10:20:0.5)                                                                      ν 1740, 1680, 1660, 1600,                                                   1590, 1540, 1480, 1440               5(19)                                                                                ##STR239## p-[N-(methyl-N-(o-carboxyphenyl) carbamoyl]phenyl ester                        of pivalic acid  Rf 0.17 (ethyl acetate: hexane: acetic                                         acid = 10:20:0.5)                                                                      ν 1750, 1720, 1590, 1470,                                                   1440, 1380                           5(20)                                                                                ##STR240## p-[N-(methyl-N-(m-carboxyphenyl) carbamoyl]phenyl ester                        of pivalic acid  Rf 0.15 methylene chloride: ethyl                                              acetate = 30:1)                                                                        ν 1750, 1720, 1640, 1600,                                                   1580, 1480, 1440,                    __________________________________________________________________________                                               1370                            

Example 6 ##STR241##

In an atmosphere of argon, THF solution (8 ml) of the compound of the present invention of Example 1 (1) (300 mg) was added to sodium hydride (37 mg) under cooling with ice, and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours.

Methyl iodide (66 μl) and hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) (1 ml) were added to the reaction solution, and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes.

The reaction solution was extracted with ether, and the extract was washed with successive, water and saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

And further, the solution was dried with sodium sulfate, and distilled off under reduced pressure to give the title compound (180 mg) having the following physical data.

TLC:Rf 0.61 (methylene chloride:ethyl acetate=30:1);

IR:γ 1750, 1590, 1490, 1450, 1340 cm⁻¹.

Hereinafter, by tile same procedure of Example 6, using corresponding derivative of pivlaic acid, the compounds of the present invention described in Table VIII were obtained.

                                      TABLE VIII                                   __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR242##                                                                     No.Example                                                                          ##STR243##          Name                TLC     or NMRIR                 __________________________________________________________________________                                                          (cm.sup.-1)               6(1)                                                                                 ##STR244##         p-[N-methyl-N-(p-tolyl)carbamoyl] phenyl ester                                 of pivalic acid     Rf 0.33 (methylene chloride:                                                   cetic acid                                                                             ν 1750, 1640,                                                               1600, 1510, 1360,                                                              1200 (neat)               6(2)                                                                                 ##STR245##         p-[ N-methyl-N-(o-benzyloxy- carbonylphenyl)carba                              moyl]phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                  Rf 0.21 (methylene chloride:                                                   cetic acid                                                                             ν 1750, 1720,                                                               1640, 1600, 1370,                                                              1250 (neat)               6(3)                                                                                 ##STR246##         p-[N-methyl-N-(m- benzyloxycarbonylphenyl)carbamo                              yl] phenyl ester of pivalic acid                                                                   Rf 0.38 (methylene chloride:                                                   cetic acid = 30:1)                6(4)                                                                                 ##STR247##         p-[N-methyl-N-(pyridine-3-yl) carbamoyl]phenyl                                 ester of pivalic acid                                                                              Rf 0.44 (chloroform:                                                           methanol = 10:1)                                                                       ν 1750, 1650,                                                               1480, 1420, 1380,                                                              1200, 1110                __________________________________________________________________________

Example 7 ##STR248##

The mixture of methanol (5 ml) and triethylamine (0.3 ml) of the compound (83 mg) of the present invention obtained by procedure of Example 2 (112) was stirred for 3 hours at room temperature.

The reaction solution was extracted with ether, and the extract was washed successively with 1N-HCl, water, saturated an aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

The solution was dried with sodium sulfate, and distilled off under reduced pressure to give the title compound (68 mg) having the following physical data.

TLC:Rf 0.34 (methylene chloride:ethyl acetate=30:1);

NMR (CDCl3):δ 7.0˜7.4(6H, m), 6.65(1H,d), 6.1(1H,2d), 3.5(3H,s), 1.3(9H,s).

EXAMPLES OF PREPARATIONS

The following components were admixed in conventional method and punched out to obtain 100 tablets each containing 50 mg of active ingredient.

    ______________________________________                                          N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)                                                                          5 g                                                     sulfonylaminobenzoyl]glycine                                                   Cellulose calcium glycolate                                                                         0.2 g                                                     (disintegrating agent)                                                         Magnesium stearate   0.1 g                                                     (lubricating agent)                                                            Microcrystaline cellulose                                                                           4.7 g                                                     ______________________________________                                     

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound of the formula: ##STR249## wherein Y represents sulfonyl (--SO₂ --) ##STR250## (i) R¹ and R², which may be the same or different, each represent(1) hydrogen, (2) an alkyl of up to 16 carbon atoms or an alkyl of up to 16 carbon atoms substituted by carboxy, (3) a group of the formula: ##STR251## wherein X represents a single-bond, sulfonyl (--SO₂ --), an alkylene of up to 4 carbon atoms, or an alkylene of up to 4 carbon atoms substituted by --COOH or benzyloxy-carbonyl ##STR252## represents a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring, n represents an integer of 1 to 5,R⁴ which may be the same or different represents, (1) hydrogen or an alkyl group of up to 8 carbon atoms, (2) an alkoxy of up to 14 carbon atoms, (3) an alkylthio of up to 6 carbon atoms, (4) hydroxy, halogen, nitro or trihalomethyl, (5) a group of the formula: --NR⁴¹ R⁴² wherein R⁴¹ and R⁴², which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen or alkyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, (6) tetrazole, (7) sulfonic acid (--SO₃ H) or hydroxymethyl (--CH₂ OH), (8) a group of the formula: --SO₂ NR⁴¹ R⁴² wherein R⁴¹ and R⁴² have the same meanings as described hereinbefore, (9) a group of the formula: --Z⁴¹ --COOR⁴³ wherein Z⁴¹ represents a single-bond, an alkylene of up to 4 carbon atoms, or an alkenylene of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R⁴³ represents hydrogen, an alkyl of up to 4 carbon atoms or benzyl, (10) a group of the formula: --CONR⁴¹ R⁴² wherein R⁴¹ and R⁴² have the same meanings as described hereinbefore, (11) a group of the formula: --COO--Z⁴² COOR⁴³ wherein Z⁴² represents an alkylene of up to 4 carbon atoms, R⁴³ represents hydrogen or an alkyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, (12) a group of the formula: --COO--Z⁴² --CONR⁴¹ R⁴² wherein Z⁴², R⁴¹ and R⁴² have the same meanings as described hereinbefore, (13) a group of the formula: --OCO--R⁴⁵ wherein R⁴⁵ represents an alkyl of up to 8 carbon atoms or p-guanidinophenyl, (14) a group of the formula: --CO--R⁴⁶ wherein R⁴⁶ represents an alkyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, (15) a group of the formula: --O--Z⁴³ --COOR⁴⁵ wherein Z⁴³ represents an alkylene of up to 6 carbon atoms, R⁴⁵ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of up to 8 carbon atoms or a p-guanidinophenyl group, (16) a group of the formula: ##STR253## wherein --N--Z⁴⁴ --CO represents an amino acid residue, R⁴⁸ represents hydrogen or alkyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, and R⁴⁹ represents hydroxy, alkoxy of up to 4 carbon atoms, amino unsubstituted or substituted by one or two alkyls of up to 4 carbon atoms, carbamoylmethoxy unsubstituted or substituted by one or two alkyls of up to 4 carbon atoms at nitrogen of carbamoyl, R⁴⁷ represents a single-bond or an alkyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, or wherein ##STR254## represents a heterocyclic ring containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms and R⁴⁷ and R⁴⁹ each has the same meaning as described hereinbefore, (ii) R¹, R² and nitrogen bonded to R¹ and R² together represent a heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen and substituted by --COOH, or an unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen, R³ represents(1) hydrogen, (2) hydroxy, (3) an alkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms, (4) halogen, (5) an alkoxy of up to 4 carbon atoms, (6) an acyloxy of 2 to 5 carbon atoms, m represents an integer of up to 4, with the proviso that (1) when R¹ and R² represent hydrogen atom or alkyl group of up to 16 carbon atoms, and R³ represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of up to 6 carbon atoms, Y represents carbonyl (--CO--), and that (2) the compounds wherein one of R¹ and R² represents hydrogen or an alkyl group of up to 16 carbon atoms or 2-carboxyethyl and the other of R¹ and R² represents a group of the formula: ##STR255## wherein X has the same meaning as described hereinbefore, ##STR256## represents a pyridine or pyrrole ring, n represents an integer of 1 or 2, R⁴ which may be the same or different represents a hydrogen, an alkyl group of up to 8 carbon atoms or a group of the formula: --Z⁴¹ --COOR⁴³ wherein Z⁴¹ and R⁴³ have the same meaning as described hereinbefore, m represents an integer of 1 or 2 and Y and R³ have the same meaning as described hereinbefore, are excluded, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
 2. A compound according to claim 1, wherein Y is sulfonyl (--SO₂ --).
 3. A compound according to claim 1, wherein ##STR257## is a carbocyclic ring.
 4. A compound according to claim 1, wherein ##STR258## is phenyl.
 5. A compound according to claim 1, wherein one of R⁴ is an amino acid-residue.
 6. A compound according to claim 1, wherein an amino acid-residue of R⁴ is a glycine-residue.
 7. A compound according to claim 1, wherein an amino acid-residue of R⁴ is alanine-residue.
 8. A compound according to claim 6, which is selected from the group consisting of:N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylaminobenzoyl]glycine, N-[2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylamino-5-chlorobenzoyl]glycine, N-[5-methylthio-2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylaminobenzoyl]glycine, N-[2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylamino-5-propylthiobenzoyl]glycine, N-[5-methyl-2-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylaminobenzoyl]glycine, and N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylaminobenzoyl]glycine methylester.
 9. A compound according to claim 7, which is selected from the group consisting of:N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylaminobenzoyl]-d 1-alanine, N-[o-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylaminobenzoyl]-β-alanine, N-[o-(e-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylaminobenzoyl]-l-alanine, N-[5-chloro-2-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylaminobenzoyl]-l-alanine and N-[5-chloro-2-(3-methyl-4-pivaloyloxybenzene)sulfonylamino-benzoyl]-β-alanine.
 10. A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of pulmonary emphysema, atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, which comprises, as active ingredient, an effective amount of at least one compound of the formula (I) depicted in claim 1, wherein various symbols are as defined in claim 1, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 11. A method for the treatment of pulmonary emphysema, atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis comprising administering to a patient in need of same, a pharmaceutical composition which comprises, as active ingredient, an effective amount of at least one compound of the formula (I) of claim
 1. 